- Work-Family Stressors, Gender, and Mental Health during COVID-19 and BeyondA briefing paper prepared by Daniel L. Carson, University of Utah, and Melissa A. Milkie, University of Toronto, for the Council on Contemporary Families symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the… Read more: Work-Family Stressors, Gender, and Mental Health during COVID-19 and Beyond
- Best for Whom? Breastfeeding and Child Development
In a new brief report from CCF, Jessica Su finds that breastfeeding benefits are modest, and reach some children more than others - Why Families Need More Financial Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Despite the important temporary relief provided to many families by the March 2020 CARES Act, millions of American families are experiencing financial hardship as we enter the new year. - Transgender Youth Allowed to Use Their Chosen Name Have Fewer Mental Health Problems
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Stephen T. Russell, Amanda M. Pollitt, Gu… Read more: Transgender Youth Allowed to Use Their Chosen Name Have Fewer Mental Health Problems - The Impact of the Zika Epidemic on Women’s Reproductive Intentions and Behaviors in Brazil
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Letícia J. Marteleto, Abigail Weitzman, Raquel Zanatta… Read more: The Impact of the Zika Epidemic on Women’s Reproductive Intentions and Behaviors in Brazil - What are the Effects of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Depression and Thoughts of Death on Their Children’s Level of Parental Connectedness?
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Susan De Luca, Yan Yueqi, and Yolanda Padilla Introduction Mental health outcomes such… Read more: What are the Effects of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Depression and Thoughts of Death on Their Children’s Level of Parental Connectedness? - Improving Women’s Education Improves Maternal Health: Evidence from Peru
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Abigail Weitzman Introduction Maternal mortality in Peru declined… Read more: Improving Women’s Education Improves Maternal Health: Evidence from Peru - Open Defecation and Anemia in Children: The Case of Nepal
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Diane Coffey, Michael Geruso, and Dean Spears Introduction… Read more: Open Defecation and Anemia in Children: The Case of Nepal - Black Deaths Matter: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial Disparities in Relationship Loss and Health
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Debra Umberson Introduction Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to experience the… Read more: Black Deaths Matter: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Racial Disparities in Relationship Loss and Health - Do Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Spouses Differ in the Ways They Care for Each Other During Physical Illness?
A Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Debra Umberson, Mieke Beth Thomeer, Corinne Reczek, Rachel Donnelly, and Rhiannon A. Kroeger Introduction An important… Read more: Do Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Spouses Differ in the Ways They Care for Each Other During Physical Illness? - Kristi Williams Updates Ann Fisher on the Health Benefits – and Risks – of Marriage
CCF Board Secretary, Kristi Williams, joined All Sides with Ann Fisher to discuss the links between marriage and health in an episode of Wellness Wednesday entitled: Marriage, Prescribing Opioids, Caring for Cancer Patients. This… Read more: Kristi Williams Updates Ann Fisher on the Health Benefits – and Risks – of Marriage - Men and Depression, Joshua Coleman Comments for the WSJ
CCF Board member, Joshua Coleman, was cited in an article for the Wall Street Journal exploring gender differences in the experience of depression: In Men, Depression is Different, by Elizabeth… Read more: Men and Depression, Joshua Coleman Comments for the WSJ - CCF Civil Rights Symposium: Women’s Changing Social Status since the Civil Rights Act
Today the Council on Contemporary Families releases the third set of papers in a three part symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The first two sets of papers described changes in America’s religious and racial-ethnic landscape in the half century since it became illegal to discriminate on the basis of religion, skin color, national origin, race, ethnicity or gender. - Trends in Global Gender Equity
By Stephanie Seguino Professor of Economics University of Vermont stephanie.seguino@uvm.edu; 802.656.0187 First the good news: Gender parity has already been reached in secondary educational enrollment rates in high-income countries and… Read more: Trends in Global Gender Equity - Myths About Later Motherhood: Fact Sheet
July 25, 2012 Download Fact Sheet as a PDF Download Fact Sheet as a Word Document Today, almost 40 percent of all babies in the United States are born to… Read more: Myths About Later Motherhood: Fact Sheet - Keeping Your Family (and Yourself) Healthy During the Holidays
Keeping healthy during the holiday season isn’t something we need to do alone, however. Decades of research by social scientists show that good relationships keep us healthy. Spouses, partners, and friends can help us to eat and sleep well, motivate us to exercise, and provide emotional support during stressful times. Here are ten tips to keep yourself (and your families) healthy throughout the holiday season. - The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Civil Rights Landmark for People with Disabilities, Including Down Syndrome
The Americans with Disabilities Act, passed July 26, 1990, is one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in American history. What the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did for people of color, the Americans with Disabilities Act did for people with disabilities — a population of between 36 and 54 million Americans, representing 12 to 19 percent of the U.S. population. - Celebrating Women’s Health Week: 30 Minutes a Day to Better Health
May 8, 2011 National Women’s Health Week (May 8-14, 2011) is a week-long observance spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. The theme… Read more: Celebrating Women’s Health Week: 30 Minutes a Day to Better Health - Keeping Your Partner (and Yourself) Healthy During the Holidays
December 19, 2009 By Deborah Carr, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology Rutgers University Kristen W. Springer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Sociology Rutgers University Download Full Report as a PDF Download… Read more: Keeping Your Partner (and Yourself) Healthy During the Holidays - Is That a Fact? Three Brief Reports on the Credibility of Facts
Americans are bombarded by a constant stream of competing factoids and causal claims about families. Politicians, advocacy groups, pundits, and instant internet “experts” claim that social science “proves” this or that is the impact of divorce, “surveys show” what people think about marriage, or “the facts are clear” about the benefits of one family form or another. Are some facts more trustworthy than others, and if so, how can we tell the trustworthy from the untrustworthy? What is the difference between a cause, a correlation and a coincidence? - Valentine’s Day Fact Sheet on Sexual Health
February 14, 2009 Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document What do you plan to give your valentine this February 14 – a bouquet… Read more: Valentine’s Day Fact Sheet on Sexual Health - It’s April 15: Do You Know Where Your Income Tax Dollars Are Going?
Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document Americans tend to think we are better off than families in most other industrial countries because we… Read more: It’s April 15: Do You Know Where Your Income Tax Dollars Are Going? - Recent Changes In Fertility Rates In The United States: What Do They Tell Us About Americans’ Changing Families?
Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document The number of births in the US increased by 3 percent in 2006, and has now reached… Read more: Recent Changes In Fertility Rates In The United States: What Do They Tell Us About Americans’ Changing Families? - Reversing Course: The Impact of “Faith-Based” Sexual Health and Family Planning Policies at Home and Abroad
By AnneMarie Murdock Research Intern Council on Contemporary Families Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document Recent trends in U.S. sexual education and reproductive… Read more: Reversing Course: The Impact of “Faith-Based” Sexual Health and Family Planning Policies at Home and Abroad
