NEW BRIEF REPORT FROM CCF!
1. People are Not as Consistent in Their Social Ideologies as We Think: Changing Views on Gender and Race, 1977-2018
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2. Free school meal programs don’t just feed hungry kids — they’re a major win for moms
3. An Introvert’s Guide to Socializing Again in a Partially Vaccinated World
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4. The choice to conceive, LGBTQ families and COVID-19
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5. More Than 1 Million Families Will Likely Face Eviction Before Halloween
6. The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly
7. Listen to Transgender Youth
8. When it comes to women’s equality, the U.S. has a long way to go
9. Sunlight ‘Enhances Passionate Love’ in Humans, Study Suggests
10. The Real Reason Kids Don’t Like School
11. Racial, Social Justice Donations Rose in 2020, Largely from Black, Asian Households
12. COVID-Era Aid Programs Cut Child Poverty by a Quarter in a Single Month
13. Survey Confirms Weekday Mornings Suck for Parents
14. Behind the Surprising Jump in Multiracial Americans, Several Theories
15. North Carolina is a destination for child marriage. A new bill could change that
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1. People are Not as Consistent in Their Social Ideologies as We Think: Changing Views on Gender and Race, 1977-2018
https://contemporaryfamilies.org/changing-views-gender-and-race-1977-to-2018-brief-report/
As people come to oppose one type of inequality, are they more likely to also begin to oppose other types?
2. Free school meal programs don’t just feed hungry kids — they’re a major win for moms
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/13/universal-free-school-meals-moms-california-maine/
3. An Introvert’s Guide to Socializing Again in a Partially Vaccinated World
https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/an-introverts-guide-to-socializing-again-in-a-partially-vaccinated-world/
Dreading the return to larger social events? Here are 7 tips that can help.
4. The choice to conceive, LGBTQ families and COVID-19
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2021/08/24/the-choice-to-conceive-lgbtq-families-and-covid-19/
5. More Than 1 Million Families Will Likely Face Eviction Before Halloween
https://www.fatherly.com/news/eviction-moratorium-covid-supreme-court-biden-erap/
Here’s why millions could lose their home mid-pandemic—and what the Biden administration is trying to do about it.
6. The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22639674/elder-care-family-costs-nursing-home-health-care
As millions “age in place,” millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care.
7. Listen to Transgender Youth
https://www.newsweek.com/listen-transgender-youth-opinion-1621253
8. When it comes to women’s equality, the U.S. has a long way to go
https://www.mother.ly/life/news/news-trending/womens-equality-day
In honor of #WomensEqualityDay, we must understand and recognize the divide between gender, class and race in the U.S.
9. Sunlight ‘Enhances Passionate Love’ in Humans, Study Suggests
https://www.newsweek.com/sunlight-enhances-passionate-love-humans-study-suggests-1623258
Scientists have said that exposure to sunlight—specifically what are known as UVB rays—may boost romantic passion in humans.
10. The Real Reason Kids Don’t Like School
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/08/how-help-kids-like-school-better-loneliness/619881/
Loneliness is a far bigger problem than a distaste for hard work.
11. Racial, Social Justice Donations Rose in 2020, Largely from Black, Asian Households
https://www.newsweek.com/racial-social-justice-donations-rose-2020-largely-black-asian-households-1623082
Donations to causes for racial and social justice from American households rose by 16 percent in 2020, largely from Black and Asian households amid numerous social justice protests that took place during the year, according to the Associated Press
12. COVID-Era Aid Programs Cut Child Poverty by a Quarter in a Single Month
https://www.fatherly.com/news/child-poverty-rate-child-tax-credit-covid/
It turns out simply giving people money is a great way to lift them out of poverty.
13. Survey Confirms Weekday Mornings Suck for Parents
https://www.fatherly.com/news/parents-stress-morning-routine/
Parents say: duh!
14. Behind the Surprising Jump in Multiracial Americans, Several Theories
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/us/census-multiracial-identity.html
Families across the country have grown more diverse. A design change in the census form also allowed the government to report people’s identity in greater detail.
15. North Carolina is a destination for child marriage. A new bill could change that
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/15/north-carolina-child-marriage-new-bill
Two-thirds of marriage applications in Buncombe county last year were filed by non-residents seeking to marry an underage person, an official said
