CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
2. Why some straight men have sex with other men
OTHER NEWS:
3. Take the Joy and Tension of Thanksgiving and Add a Pandemic Twist
4. What Does an At-Home Abortion Look Like in 2021?
5. Why Are More Black Kids Suicidal? A Search for Answers.
6. The Most Awkward Part of Living With Your Parents as an Adult
7. When can kids take off their masks in school? Here’s what some experts say
8. How Public Preschool Can Help, and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Hurt
9. Hating work is having a moment
10. Loving Your Job Is a Capitalist Trap
11. If This Country Won’t Listen to Moms, I’m Asking Men to Start Shouting
12. What Paternity Leave Does for a Father’s Brain
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1. The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/build-back-better-child-care/
No wonder conservative lawmakers who idealize a “traditional” nuclear family are trying to discredit the potential investment in child care.
2. Why some straight men have sex with other men
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2021/11/16/why-some-straight-men-have-sex-with-other-men/
3. Take the Joy and Tension of Thanksgiving and Add a Pandemic Twist
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/opinion/thanksgiving-christmas-family-tension.html
4. What Does an At-Home Abortion Look Like in 2021?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-does-an-at-home-abortion-look-like-in-2021
The practice is often assumed to be dangerous, but Abigail Aiken’s data suggest that ordering abortion pills online, and inducing a miscarriage at home, is as safe as going to a clinic.
5. Why Are More Black Kids Suicidal? A Search for Answers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/well/mind/suicide-black-kids.html
Mental health experts assumed that people of all races had the same risk factors for self-harm. Emerging evidence suggests that is not the case.
6. The Most Awkward Part of Living With Your Parents as an Adult
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/11/dating-while-living-with-parents/620699/
For many young adults, living in their family’s home is a new norm. Their dates still don’t always get it.
7. When can kids take off their masks in school? Here’s what some experts say
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/12/1053891686/when-will-schools-end-mask-requirements
8. How Public Preschool Can Help, and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Hurt https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/upshot/preschool-child-care-biden.html
Congress is considering universal pre-K and subsidies for child care. Research shows how these policies can benefit children, and when they can backfire.
9. Hating work is having a moment
https://www.vox.com/recode/22776112/quit-jobs-great-resignation-workers-union
Americans aren’t just quitting their jobs; they’re fighting back.
10. Loving Your Job Is a Capitalist Trap
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/11/danger-really-loving-your-job/620690/
Doing work that is fulfilling has become ubiquitous career advice, but no one should depend on a single social institution to define their sense of self.
11. If This Country Won’t Listen to Moms, I’m Asking Men to Start Shouting
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/opinion/paid-family-leave-dads.html
12. What Paternity Leave Does for a Father’s Brain
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/opinion/paid-family-leave-fathers.html
