CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. Multigenerational households on the rise in US
2. What does it mean to be a feral club rat?
OTHER NEWS:
3. Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They Connect With Each Other
4. The impacts of the 2021 expanded child tax credit on family employment, nutrition, and financial well-being
5. A report on violence against kids with disabilities is sobering — if not surprising
6. Why millennials aren’t moving in together as a trial marriage
7. No, You Don’t Have to Get Married
8. Why Talented Single Women Are Less Likely to Be Promoted Than Married Ones
9. Most Americans who are ‘single and looking’ say dating has been harder during the pandemic
10. Millions of families can now research their history with 1950 US census records
11. Stable Fertility Rates 1990-2019 Mask Distinct Variations by Age
12. Scientists find that the impact of social media on wellbeing varies across adolescence
13. Paid family leave makes people happier, global data shows
14. How did COVID-19 affect Americans’ well-being and mental health?
15. Despair and resilience in the US: Did the COVID pandemic worsen mental health outcomes?
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
16. The ‘Chore’ of Having Sex to Try to Get Pregnant
17. From the Gospel to Pregnancy Tests: Evangelism in Pregnancy Centers
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1. Multigenerational households on the rise in US
https://www.wpr.org/multigenerational-households-rise-us
New data from the Pew Research Center shows a big rise in multigenerational households in the U.S. We’ll talk about what’s driving that increase, and what it tells us about how families may be changing.
2. What does it mean to be a feral club rat?
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/55735/1/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-feral-club-rat
Feral Girl Summer is coming…
3. Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They Connect With Each Other
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/04/14/race-is-central-to-identity-for-black-americans-and-affects-how-they-connect-with-each-other/
Many learn about ancestors, U.S. Black history from family
4. The impacts of the 2021 expanded child tax credit on family employment, nutrition, and financial well-being
https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-impacts-of-the-2021-expanded-child-tax-credit-on-family-employment-nutrition-and-financial-well-being/
Findings from the Social Policy Institute’s Child Tax Credit Panel (Wave 2)
5. A report on violence against kids with disabilities is sobering — if not surprising
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/12/1091679303/a-report-on-violence-against-kids-with-disabilities-is-sobering-if-not-surprisin
A new study suggests that nearly a third of children and adolescents with disabilities has experienced violence – defined as physical, emotional or sexual abuse as well as neglect.
6. Why millennials aren’t moving in together as a trial marriage
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220408-why-millennials-arent-cohabiting-as-a-trial-marriage
Although moving in with a first partner was once considered a significant milestone on the path to forever, younger generations aren’t necessarily co-habiting with marriage in mind.
7. No, You Don’t Have to Get Married
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202204/no-you-don-t-have-get-married
The passing phenomena of public pressure.
8. Why Talented Single Women Are Less Likely To Be Promoted Than Married Ones
https://theswaddle.com/why-talented-single-women-are-less-likely-to-be-promoted-than-married-ones/
9. Most Americans who are ‘single and looking’ say dating has been harder during the pandemic
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/04/06/most-americans-who-are-single-and-looking-say-dating-has-been-harder-during-the-pandemic/
Seven-in-ten say their dating lives are not going well, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in February of this year.
10. Millions of families can now research their history with 1950 US census records
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/03/us/1950s-census-archive-trnd/index.html
Close to 7 million records from the 1950 US census have been made public.
11. Stable Fertility Rates 1990-2019 Mask Distinct Variations by Age
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/04/fertility-rates-declined-for-younger-women-increased-for-older-women.html
Overall fertility trends from 1990 to 2019 were relatively stable, compared to previous decades but varied significantly by age, according to a Census Bureau analysis.
12. Scientists find that the impact of social media on wellbeing varies across adolescence
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-find-that-the-impact-of-social-media-on-wellbeing-varies-across-adolescence/
Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of scientists.
13. Paid family leave makes people happier, global data shows
https://theconversation.com/paid-family-leave-makes-people-happier-global-data-shows-179539
14. How did COVID-19 affect Americans’ well-being and mental health?
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2022/04/08/how-did-covid-19-affect-americans-well-being-and-mental-health/
15. Despair and resilience in the US: Did the COVID pandemic worsen mental health outcomes?
https://www.brookings.edu/research/despair-and-resilience-in-the-us-did-the-covid-pandemic-worsen-mental-health-outcomes/
16. The ‘Chore’ of Having Sex to Try to Get Pregnant
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/04/05/the-chore-of-having-sex-to-try-to-get-pregnant/
17. From the Gospel to Pregnancy Tests: Evangelism in Pregnancy Centers
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/04/12/from-the-gospel-to-pregnancy-tests-evangelism-in-pregnancy-centers-2/
