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...

CCF member @karenguzzo.bsky.social and coauthors examine the prevailing narrative surrounding population decline in the US and why it may not be as calamitous as is often assumed. 🔗 theconversation.com/fears-that-f...

CCF Member and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Professor Dr. Pamela Smock discusses the economic constraints millennials face in marriage and childbearing--particularly when it comes to having more than two children--in an article for Business Insider: 🔗 www.businessinsider.com/millennials-...

📢 CCF Co-Chair @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social shares her public comment on the U.S. Dept. of Education’s proposed Title IV regulations, calling for better support for students navigating transitions. 🎓👶 Watch here: youtu.be/jKX2YGKLLQk

Ongoing NIH & NSF cuts are terminating hundreds of grants midstream; gutting longitudinal studies, decimating labs, and threatening a generation of scholars. The future of socially impactful research is on the line. Read via @greatergoodmag.bsky.social: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

This #FathersDay, flip the script: give your time. A new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief by Daniel Carlson & @pettsric.bsky.social shows that when dads share childcare & housework everyone wins: better relationships, healthier kids, and happier dads. Read more here: sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

Think differently this Father's Day. Dads - give yourself a gift that will benefit everyone: more time in household and cognitive labor. See our press release on how to make this year's Father's Day gift keep on giving the whole year. sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

This week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social, Ellen Lamont and Teresa Roach tell us the importance of sexual and romantic exploration for LGBQ+ college students. Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Blending families can be tough, but also transformative. In this episode, CCF member Patricia Papernow shares insights on the unique dynamics of stepfamilies. Listen on @buzzsprout.bsky.social: www.buzzsprout.com/757730/episo...

Why are so many women burned out at home, even as housework gaps narrow? In her latest @jacobinmag.bsky.social article, Jennifer C. Pan explores mental load, class anxiety, and the “second shift” in 2025, quoting @melissamilkie.bsky.social and Stephanie Coontz. Read: jacobin.com/2025/04/cloc...

How do women become relational managers in marriage? @Aliciamwalker1.bsky.social tells us about this silent labor of love this week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Political stress, eviction, tech bias, charter schools, and women as relational managers—this week’s TSP Tuesdays compiles the latest public sociology research and soc news coverage. @ccfamilies.bsky.social Read it here: 🔗 bit.ly/3S2Z12A%F0%9...

New brief by @sjss.bsky.social for @ccfamilies.bsky.social shows how the pressure to be a “perfect” mom can backfire! It may lead to stress, self-doubt, and even depression. On this Mother’s Day, give yourself permission to be good enough. Read more here: sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

This week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social, Golda Kaplan, Michelle Cera, Barbara Risman & Kathleen Gerson tell us the lessons we've learned from the pandemic for U.S. work and family policy. thesocietypages.org/ccf/

How do leave laws support equity? Jeff Hayes and H. Elizabeth Peters tell us this week @CCFamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

New brief on @ccfamilies.bsky.social! Renee Ryberg of @childtrends.bsky.social and @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social find student parents get far less financial help from their own parents. How can we better support student parents? Read more: sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

New brief report from @ccfamilies.bsky.social by Renee Ryberg and me! "Getting a degree in a system not built for them: Few student parents get help from their parents when paying for college" sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

A new study by @socmolly.bsky.social and colleagues shows that income gains from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale boom improved birth outcomes by reducing low birthweight rates and increasing prenatal care. Read new brief; sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

In this new brief report, @sarahschoppe.bsky.social and @pettsric.bsky.social share the latest research on why men should take paternity leave on CCF's Briefs Reports. sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...

Have women’s careers fully recovered from pandemic-related impacts? Jill Yavorsky, Yue Qian, and Liana Christin Landivar tell us this week @ccfamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.bsky.social Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Single mothers continue to face unique economic and societal challenges. This piece by Lois M. Collins draws insights from CCF member Nicholas Wolfinger and Matthew McKeever's book, "Thanks for Nothing". Read more via @deseret.com.web.brid.gy: www.deseret.com/family/2025/...

Despite women making up over half the population, only 8.8% of NIH funding has gone to women’s health research in the past 11 years. CCF member Chloe Bird contributed to a report outlining policy changes to bridge these gaps. Read summaries at: www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/ass...

What drives Americans to support work-family policies, and what gives them pause? Carolyn E Waldrep tells us this week @CCFamilies blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Men and women have different motivations for affairs! CCF member @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social is cited in this news by Colan Lamont in the @scottishsun.bsky.social Check it out: www.thescottishsun.co.uk/fabulous/138...

What's the educational costs of teen births? @wolfesociology.bsky.social & Mieke Beth Thomeer tell us this week @ccfamilies.bsky.social blog hosted by @thesocietypages.bsky.social . Check it out here: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

One of the presentations at our most recent @ccfamilies.bsky.social Workshop (Oct 24).

This week @CCFamilies blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages, Ellen Bryer and Alexander Adames explain how racial wealth inequality emerges in young adulthood. Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/