This news article notes that New Jersey just banned marriage of children. Did you think this was possible?
This news article notes that New Jersey just banned marriage of children. Did you think this was possible?
This is just a quick link to an hour-long radio story PBS’s TED Radio Hour on “The Spirit of Inquiry.” Four great talks about how science really works. I especially like the surgeon’s comments about the need for both humility and curiosity among scientists.
A major feature of Professor Scott Stanley’s work on commitment in marriage and issues of cohabitation and marriage is his idea of “sliding vs. deciding.” He has given many talks on this topic. Here is his talk in 2016. It is about an hour, but very informative.
See the Katie Couric report on Gender (video clips here) on Feb 6, 2017 and the National Geographic issue. January 2017 .
Interesting article that shows that when researchers make a more nuanced measure of gender rather simply using the binary (male or female) provides a much richer understanding of attitudes about policy issues….
complete article is here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11109-017-9391-y
One of the top family science challenges is eliminating family violence. Recent news from Russia’s legislative efforts to reduce the punishment for domestic violence is evidence that there is much work to do.
Russian woman protesting decriminalization of domestic violence in front of Russia’s state parliament building holds a sign with a famous quote from Russian literature about a father who kills his son: “‘I gave you life, and it is mine to take.’ 11,756 boys and girls subjected to domestic violence in 2015.” © 2017 Private
Background: This paper reflects upon the remarkable demographic transformation that has taken place among unions around the world. I establish the study of unions in a historical context with respect to its place in demographic studies in general.
Objective: I assess the similarities and differences across nations among patterns, trends, and differentials in the determinants and consequences of both marital and nonmarital unions. I focus on data from the United States and a number of other nations, mostly from Europe. Among the vast changes that have transpired over the course of the past several decades I pay special attention to demographic aspects of same-sex unions, as viewed through recently available data, and compare them to the dynamics of opposite-sex unions.
Methods: I draw upon research conducted by others to examine several global trends and differentials in union formation and dissolution. Further, I explore what constitutes ‘dissolution’ in the United States, and for whom. In addition, I discuss the impact of divorce on the economic well-being of spouses in the United States, with particular emphasis on the relative severity of the consequences for women versus men, as well as the factors underlying this differential.
Conclusions: Given the notably broader diversity of unions in the world today, the work of demographers has become substantially more complex than was the case years ago. That complexity notwithstanding, it is especially gratifying that we are rapidly accumulating data with which we can assess the dynamics of all unions, and not merely those of the marital or opposite-sex variety.
Neil G. Bennett – City University of New York, United States of America
The marketing director of McDonald’s took Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Human Development course. When she shared her plan to creating a “burglar” concept for marketing the hamburgers, he argued against this idea and suggested she emphasize a “family” theme. She revised the plan and sent Bronfenbrenner two life-size original Ronald McDonald dolls to get his opinion. These dolls (or at least one of them) remained in his office for years.