CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. The Nuclear Family Is No Longer the Norm. Good.
2. Weddings: to have and to hold
OTHER NEWS:
3. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans now live in multigenerational households
4. Young women are closing the gender wage gap in some U.S. cities, research shows
5. New Study Reveals Prediabetes Rates Have Doubled in American Children
6. Couples who pool their money are more likely to stay together, research finds
7. Why high school seniors think cohabiting is good — and why adults may not be so sure
8. Does Marriage Improve Sexual Satisfaction? Think Again
9. Does how much you earn affect your fertility? And 3 other questions tackled in recent research
10. In Difficult Cases, ‘Families Cannot Manage Death at Home’
11. How Parents in a Gray Divorce Can Help Their Adult Children
12. What does it mean to be ‘very feminine’ in America today?
13. Kids as Young as 8 Are Using Social Media More Than Ever, Study Finds
14. Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
15. When Parents Show Up to Support Their LGBTQ Adult Children
16. Women can run the world (or at least my city) but men continue to hide from equality at home!
SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITY:
17. CCF Scholars Early Career Program: Submit Applications by APRIL 8TH!
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1. The Nuclear Family Is No Longer the Norm. Good.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/opinion/nuclear-family.html
2. Weddings: to have and to hold
https://www.dell.com/en-us/perspectives/podcasts-trailblazers-s05-e21/
Host Walter Isaacson and guests discuss how weddings have evolved down the aisle from political alliances to social media-inspired soirees.
3. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans now live in multigenerational households
https://www.axios.com/pew-research-multigenerational-household-study-0ce6bad5-98fc-4901-ad67-2081eee1fbad.html
Americans are more than twice as likely to live in multigenerational family households than they were half a century ago.
4. Young women are closing the gender wage gap in some U.S. cities, research shows
https://thehill.com/changing-america/3203334-young-women-are-closing-the-gender-wage-gap-in-some-u-s-cities-research-shows/
About 16 percent of all women under the age of 30 who are working full time, year-round live in the 22 metro areas where women are at or above wage parity with men.
5. New Study Reveals Prediabetes Rates Have Doubled in American Children
https://www.theroot.com/new-study-reveals-prediabetes-rates-have-doubled-in-ame-1848715717
As rates of prediabetes rise among children ages 12 to 19, doctors worry it could have dangerous long-term health consequences
6. Couples who pool their money are more likely to stay together, research finds
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/29/couples-who-pool-their-money-are-more-likely-to-stay-together.html
When it comes to money, couples face a big question: Combine finances, keep them separate or do a combination of both?
7. Why high school seniors think cohabiting is good — and why adults may not be so sure
https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/18/22982936/bowling-green-high-school-seniors-think-cohabiting-testing-ground-research-says-marriage-more-stable
High school students think cohabiting is a good relationship testing ground, but research says it’s less stable
8. Does Marriage Improve Sexual Satisfaction? Think Again
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happy-singlehood/202203/does-marriage-improve-sexual-satisfaction-think-again
Married people may actually be among the least sexually satisfied.
9. Does how much you earn affect your fertility? And 3 other questions tackled in recent research
https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/25/22991508/how-much-you-earn-affect-fertility-and-3-questions-tackled-in-recent-research-daylight-savings-time
Here’s the latest research on daylight saving time, food benefit trafficking and child tax credits
10. In Difficult Cases, ‘Families Cannot Manage Death at Home’
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/health/hospice-death-care.html
Health care researchers argue that hospice facilities could better serve some terminal patients, and ease the burden on exhausted loved ones.
11. How Parents in a Gray Divorce Can Help Their Adult Children
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/home-will-never-be-the-same-again/202203/how-parents-in-gray-divorce-can-help-their-adult
Ongoing conflict between parents hurts children of all ages.
12. What does it mean to be ‘very feminine’ in America today
https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/28/22991318/perspective-in-praise-of-the-new-femininity-masculinity-gender-womens-history-month
New research finds that the happiest and strongest women self-identify as feminine
13. Kids as Young as 8 Are Using Social Media More Than Ever, Study Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/well/family/child-social-media-use.html
The report highlights a 17 percent increase in screen use among teens and tweens in the last two years — more than in the four years prior.
14. Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/pandemic-toll-teen-mental-health-us-study-83789090
New research says more than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic
15. When Parents Show Up to Support Their LGBTQ Adult Children
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/03/29/when-parents-show-up-to-support-their-lgbtq-adult-children/
16. Women can run the world (or at least my city) but men continue to hide from equality at home!
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/03/22/women-can-run-the-world-or-at-least-my-city-but-men-continue-to-hide-from-equality-at-home/
17. CCF Scholars Early Career Program: Call for Applications – DUE APRIL 8TH!
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.
