CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. The Key to Escaping the Couple-Envy Trap
2. Can you study your way to a healthy marriage?
3. Influential Women Historians from the Last 10 Years
OTHER NEWS:
4. Pew Survey: Low Pay and Being Treated Bad, Not COVID, Drove ‘Great Resignation’
5. Gay rights and religion: PRRI study looks at support for bills like Equality Act
6. Novel therapy reduces depression in family caregivers
7. Many Schools Aren’t Made for Kids with Learning Differences. The Pandemic Amplified That.
8. I Followed the Lives of 3,290 Teenagers. This Is What I Learned About Religion and Education.
9. Cost of Having Baby Puts Many U.S. Families at ‘Financial Risk’
10. So Apparently a Quarter of Single People Aren’t Interested in Monogamy
11. Dating apps sought to spark love during the pandemic, according to new research
12. Why opposites don’t attract in love and sex
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
13. CCF Scholars Early Career Program: Call for Applications
14. 3 Q with Pauline Boss, author of The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Losses in a Time of Pandemic and Change
SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITY:
15. Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Journal of Family Theory & Review
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1. The Key to Escaping the Couple-Envy Trap
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/03/couple-envy-partner-relationship-comparison/626963/
Remember that even the partnerships you admire have periods of boredom, burden, or dissatisfaction.
2. Can you study your way to a healthy marriage?
https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/6/22961930/can-you-study-your-way-to-a-healthy-marriage-joint-economic-committee-mike-lee-utah
A new report argues that marriage and relationship education could help family stability
3. Influential Women Historians from the Last 10 Years
https://academicinfluence.com/rankings/people/women-scholars/history#ranking
Our list of influential women historians showcases the importance of studying the past to create a better world.
4. Pew Survey: Low Pay and Being Treated Bad, Not COVID, Drove ‘Great Resignation’
https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2022-03-09/pew-survey-low-pay-and-being-treated-bad-not-covid-drove-great-resignation-in-2021
More than half of workers said they felt disrespected at work. Nearly half of workers with a child under 18, 48%, said childcare issues were a reason for quitting a job.
5. Gay rights and religion: PRRI study looks at support for bills like Equality Act
https://www.deseret.com/faith/2022/3/16/22981101/how-utahns-compare-to-other-americans-when-it-comes-to-support-for-gay-rights-prri-research
A new survey from Public Religion Research Institute highlights growing support for same-sex marriage and LGBTQ nondiscrimination rules
6. Novel therapy reduces depression in family caregivers
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/03/novel-therapy-reduces-depression-in-family-caregivers/
A new study finds that support groups alone are not always effective for managing the negative emotions associated with caring for a loved one with dementia.
7. Many Schools Aren’t Made for Kids with Learning Differences. The Pandemic Amplified That.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/opinion/pandemic-learning-differences.html
8. I Followed the Lives of 3,290 Teenagers. This Is What I Learned About Religion and Education.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/opinion/religion-school-success.html
9. Cost of Having Baby Puts Many U.S. Families at ‘Financial Risk’
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-03-14/cost-of-having-baby-puts-many-u-s-families-at-financial-risk
Bringing home a baby should be an exciting and blissful time, but for many new parents, colossal out-of-pocket costs for pregnancy and delivery take the joy out of this milestone.
10. So Apparently a Quarter of Single People Aren’t Interested in Monogamy
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a39430353/relationship-statistics-2022/
We rounded up statistical, no-B.S. facts about what love looks like today, you’re welcome!
11. Dating apps sought to spark love during the pandemic, according to new research
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-dating-apps-sought-pandemic.html
12. Why opposites don’t attract in love and sex
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220308-opposites-attract-why-the-adage-is-obsolete
The old adage tells us opposites attract. Not only is it wrong – but it may be less true than ever.
13. CCF Scholars Early Career Program: Call for Applications
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/03/08/ccf-scholars-early-career-program-call-for-applications/
The CCF Scholars Early Career Program offers a unique professional development and mentorship opportunity to early-career scholars conducting research on American families. The program offers selected scholars mentorship from senior scholars who will provide them guidance and support to promote their research to journalists and the media.
14. 3 Q with Pauline Boss, author of The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Losses in a Time of Pandemic and Change
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/03/15/3-q-with-pauline-boss-author-of-the-myth-of-closure-ambiguous-losses-in-a-time-of-pandemic-and-change/
Joshua Coleman sat down with Pauline Boss to talk about her latest book, The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Losses in a Time of Pandemic and Change.
15. Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Journal of Family Theory & Review
https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/center-for-family-demographic-research/help-resources-tools/call-for-papers-JFTR-singlehood.html
The Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) invites submissions for a special issue about singlehood, broadly defined as unmarried individuals (i.e., legally single) who do not live with a romantic partner. Submissions could review published theoretical work on singlehood, consider how existing family theories can be adapted or expanded to incorporate singlehood, or develop new theoretical approaches to understanding singlehood as a family form. Submissions that focus on non-U.S. populations or take a comparative approach are encouraged, as are those that focus on singlehood within specific populations (e.g., sexual and gender minorities or Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, or multiracial populations) and/or adopt an intersectionality approach. Submissions that consider singlehood at specific life course stages are welcome. Papers that consider from a theoretical perspective how singlehood is linked to individual well-being and social relationships and/or how changes in singlehood impact society and social institutions are also appropriate. Guest Editors for the special issue are Erin Lavender-Stott (Erin.LavenderStott@sdstate.edu), Karen Benjamin Guzzo (kguzzo@bgsu.edu), Wendy D. Manning (wmannin@bgsu.edu), and Susan Brown (brownsl@bgsu.edu).
