Ever heard of the "commitment penalty"? @ccfamilies.bsky.social Treasurer @pettsric.bsky.social was recently interviewed for a @fastcompany.com article on paternal leave and the workplace policies and stigma that make it harder for dads to step away. www.fastcompany.com/91522513/fat...

‼️ We are thrilled to announce the @ccfamilies.bsky.social 2026 Frank F. Furstenberg Early Career Scholars! Jasmine Coleman, U of Tennessee, Knoxville Allison Daminger, U of Wisconsin-Madison Allison Dunatchik, U of South Carolina (@adunatchik.bsky.social) Eman Tadros, Syracuse U Congratulations ‼️

How do unmarried and childless older adults prepare for end-of-life health care? Learn how in our new SSM study. @geronmedia.bsky.social @ccfamilies.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Joshua Coleman's Q&A with Katherine Ellison for Knowable Magazine on family estrangement, the potential reasons behind its increase, and a path toward reconciliation ⬇️ knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

That's me on Population Balance's @popnbalance.bsky.social Overshoot podcast, "Falling Birthrates are Not a Crisis," with Nandita Bajaj and Alan Ware:

In the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, how did the supply of abortion pill packs change? How many people used the pill packs for a self-managed medication abortion? Find out on the @ccfamilies.bsky.social @thesocietypages.bsky.social blog: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

"Are Your Parents Guilty Of The Boomer Hospital Reveal?" @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Members Stephanie Coontz and Joshua Coleman are featured in a Bustle article on hospital omissions—an increasingly common practice among aging parents. www.bustle.com/life/boomer-...

"[U]niversities will always have students who are engaged, married, or parenting, but their numbers are on the rise." @ccfamilies.bsky.social Chair @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social's research is featured in @slate.com's article on marriage in the Ivy League. Why the increase? ⬇️ tinyurl.com/yca6f4pm

If we care to increase the birth rate, we ought to make parenting easier. CCFer @jessicacalarco.com’s book, “Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net” is cited in an article on family policy—or lack thereof—in the US. A great read for #WomensHistoryMonth! tinyurl.com/2w7vsc7d

On @thesocietypages.bsky.social blog today ⬇️ We spoke with @binarythis.bsky.social about her book "Emotions, Bodies, and Identities in the Hair and Beauty Salon: Caring Beyond Skin Deep", which explores how salons operate as spaces for labor, identity, and connection. tinyurl.com/36brs2h8

"We tend to valorize masculinity and devalue femininity." Read @ccfamilies.bsky.social board member @caitlyncollins.bsky.social's contributions to a recent @cnn.com article on "maternal invisibility"--the phenomenon in which women are disregarded after childbirth. www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/h...

The American Sociological Association is speaking up for sociologists today on Capitol Hill! President-Elect Alford A. Young, Jr. @umich.edu and VP-Elect Jessica Calarco @jessicacalarco.com visit the office of Sen. Gary C. Peters (MI) @peters.senate.gov. #ASA #hillday #sociology #advocacy

@ccfamilies.bsky.social Secretary @jrandles.bsky.social has published a new book: "Living Diaper to Diaper: The Hidden Crisis of Poverty and Motherhood". The book examines poverty and inequality in America through the lens of diaper insecurity. Buy it here ⬇️ www.ucpress.edu/books/living...

❗️Several @ccfamilies.bsky.social members are featured in an @theatlantic.com piece highlighting original research and expert commentary on gender equality, the division of domestic labor, and how to make chores more fair. 📰 “How to Create an Equal Household” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Read @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Joshua Coleman's recent guest column in the @washingtonpost.com: 📰 "Six things to know if you are estranged from your adult child" www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

Good news--we've extended the deadline for the @ccfamilies.bsky.social Early Career Scholars Program! Now accepting submissions until March 15, 2026, at 11:59 MDT. Link to apply: forms.gle/WyYPnqYtsTZ6...

"It’s not that low birth rates don’t present real challenges. It’s that the solution to those challenges isn’t to try to raise birth rates. We need to ... adapt [and] invest in the populations and institutions we have rather than chasing unattainable population targets."

🗞️ Check out this op-ed in @thehill.com by @ccfamilies.bsky.social member @karenguzzo.bsky.social: "How to raise birth rates is the wrong question: Here’s what we should be asking" thehill.com/opinion/heal...

‼️ Reminder: Have you applied for @ccfamilies.bsky.social Early Career Scholars Program yet? The deadline is this Sunday, March 1st, at 11:59 PM PST. Link to apply: forms.gle/3ixRtuMa6K6o... Don't miss out!

❗The Council on Contemporary Families is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to lead the @thesocietypages.bsky.social CCF blog! Visit our Instagram page for more information: instagram.com/p/DVNzzOGAKN...

@ccfamilies.bsky.social member @belladepaulo.bsky.social highlights in the @washingtonpost.com how society tends to value romantic relationships over friendships, even though friendships are necessary and beneficial to our well-being. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

@ccfamilies.bsky.social Executive Director Dan Carlson was featured in a @cnn.com article discussing the gendered division of household labor and how couples can achieve a more equitable distribution. 🔗 www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/h...

@ccfamilies.bsky.social Board President @sjss.bsky.social was recently quoted in the @nytimes.com, reviewing a study on fathers’ parenting style and their children’s heart health years later. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h...

Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Joshua Coleman's contribution to @theatlantic.com article on the "father-daughter divide": each craves closeness but is unsure how to achieve it. www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

@ccfamilies.bsky.social Stephanie Coontz was recently quoted in an Oprah Daily article on modern dating, exploring what she's termed the "nostalgia trap", or the way we romanticize things that never were. Read here: www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholene...

Call for applications: The @ccfamilies.bsky.social Frank F. Furstenberg Early Career Scholars Program! Are you an early-career scholar researching American families? Are you interested in receiving guidance on promoting your research to the media? Apply now! More info: forms.gle/m1grUGQisRt2...

New brief by @ccfamilies.bsky.social discusses research showing that US moms recover more slowly from postpartum depression than in countries with more family-friendly work policies. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...

‼️ Check out our new brief report: More Than Postpartum: Tracking Differences in the Arc of Maternal Depression Across Liberal Welfare Regimes New research shows that both national policies and personal resources shape postpartum depression recovery. 🔗 bit.ly/4aKzw0n

‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @pettsric.bsky.social featured in the @deseret.com.web.brid.gy discussing marriage, children’s well-being, and support for families: www.deseret.com/special-seri...

Are wealthy moms the happiest moms? ‼️ Check out @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member Jennifer Glass’ comments in @theatlantic.com on the role wealth and education play in maternal satisfaction. www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

You’ve heard of gatekeeping—but what about gate closing? How does it shape households’ division of labor? 🎧 Find out on this week’s Equal-ish podcast episode featuring @ccfamilies.bsky.social Board Member @sjss.bsky.social! 🔗 linktr.ee/equalish

You've probably heard that US fertility is "below replacement level." But what does that actually mean??? Demographers @lesja.bsky.social & others explain the link between birth rates & population growth in this new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/publications...

‼️New @ccfamilies.bsky.social Brief Report ‼️ How Do We Know When Fertility Is Too Low? Falling birth rates have fueled worries about “below replacement” fertility. But the link between today’s fertility rate and long-term population decline isn’t so simple. Check it out here: 🔗 bit.ly/4hjOHyS

This week @ccfamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @thesocietypages.bsky.social, Steven Mintz talks about the social construction of autism. Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

📖 CCF Members @carrds723.bsky.social and Dr. Pamela Smock recently published research in The Gerontologist: bit.ly/43hMcXY Their work examines #socialsecurity benefits as they perpetuate inequalities--particularly related to marital status and gender. Check out coverage here! 👉 bit.ly/4hd2Wph

Check out the TSP Friday Roundup by Sara Kadoura! Every week, we review and summarize the latest from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, & @firstpublics.bsky.social: 🔗 bit.ly/3VKFjKT 🔗

‼️ Today on the @thesocietypages.bsky.social blog ‼️ The Silent Signals of Great Sex: What We’re Not Saying in the Bedroom Research by @ccfamilies.bsky.social Co-Chair @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social and Audrey Lutmer explores nonverbal sexual communication and its impact on intimacy. 🔗 bit.ly/46tvozu

Our latest September @thesocietypages.bsky.social blog post features Dr. Anna Gjika discussing her book: When Rape Goes Viral: Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age. @gjikaphd.bsky.social Read our 3Q here: 🔗 thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/09/...

📢 September Notice! Have you visited the @ccfamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @thesocietypages.bsky.social this month? Make sure to check it out! First up: 3Q with Andréa Becker Get it Out: On The Politics of Hysterectomy 🔗 thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/09/... @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social

This week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social, I ask 3 questions of William Lopez about his book, Raiding the Heartland. Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

What Kink Practitioners Can Teach Us About Building Community? This week I discuss my book w/ @ArielleKuperberg.bsky.social, Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons in Building a Happier Life on the @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Check out our new brief @ccfamilies.bsky.social on the limitations of population projections for understanding future fertility patterns. The growing public discourse on declining fertility needs demographers voices and expertise, while recognizing the limits of our methods.

New by @amandajean.bsky.social @lesja.bsky.social @alisongemmill.bsky.social @srhayford.bsky.social @drjenndowd.bsky.social @lauralindberg.bsky.social @shelleydclark.bsky.social @karenguzzo.bsky.social at @ccfamilies.bsky.social about population projections: sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

From @amandajean.bsky.social and @ccfamilies.bsky.social : "Don’t Panic: Population Projection is Not a Crystal Ball"

Feeling alarmed over dire long-term population projections that suggest humanity will disappear? Don't be! Demographers generally aren't worried, and you shouldn't be either. @amandajean.bsky.social explains why in this great @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief. sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

📢 New Brief Report on the @ccfamilies.bsky.social website! @amandajean.bsky.social and coauthors explain why alarm over population predictions is largely overblown. Projections are a useful tool—not a crystal ball. Read more here: 🔗 sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

TSP has you covered with the latest in public sociology from us and our partners @contexts.org, @ccfamilies.bsky.social, @firstpublics.bsky.social, @socimages.bsky.social. From climate policy & work-family balance to migrant housing & gender detachment, read it all here: 🔗 bit.ly/41bt7G5 🔗

When Josh Coleman asks about the most common sexual fantasies… you know I’ve got answers. 😏 Catch his new piece in the Washington Post where I drop some expert spice. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

Thanks to Dr. Coleman who mentioned my new book with @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social in this Washington Post Column! www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... You can order our book "Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons for Building a Happier Life" here, out in 10 days!: www.amazon.com/Bound-BDSM-U...

📢 CCF Director of Research and Public Education Stephanie Coontz spoke to @jacobinmag.bsky.social about the resurgence of traditional gender roles in contemporary American society and their deep-rooted connection to neoliberal economic structures and policies. 🔗 jacobin.com/2025/08/gend...