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Unwed mothers face poorer health at midlife than do women who have children after marriage, according to a new nationwide study, which appears in the June 2011 issue of the American Sociological Review. http://phys.org/news226215461.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:38:01 EST news226215461 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sibling rivalry is driven by the transfer of wealth between generations, according to new research by anthropologists at the University of Bristol and Addis Ababa University. http://phys.org/news215173224.html Other Sciences Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:29:16 EST news215173224 There has been an abundance of research on the associations between drinking behavior and marital status, but many questions remain regarding the timing of when an individual gets married and divorced and if there is any relation to alcohol use. A new study released in the April 2011 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, which is currently available at Early View, explores that subject in detail and found that alcohol dependence was a strong predictor of both delays in marriage and early separation. http://phys.org/news214591475.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:46:05 EST news214591475 While there are still couples who wait for a deep level of commitment before having sex, today it's far more common for two people to explore their sexual compatibility before making long-term plans together. http://phys.org/news212237899.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:10:01 EST news212237899 People who are neurotic often have more difficulty with relationships and marriage. But if neurotic newlyweds have frequent sexual relations, their marital satisfaction is every bit as high as their less neurotic counterparts, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE). http://phys.org/news211001989.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:10:02 EST news211001989 Researchers have long argued that marriage generally reduces illegal and aggressive behaviors in men. It remained unclear, however, if that association was a function of matrimony itself or whether less "antisocial" men were simply more likely to get married. http://phys.org/news210876678.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:51:39 EST news210876678 The continuing debate over same-sex marriage has put the issue of gender at the forefront of conversations about whom the law recognizes as a child’s parents. http://phys.org/news208177746.html Other Sciences Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:09:21 EST news208177746 A forthcoming issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family states that children today are less likely to be born into a "traditional" family structure, defined as two biological married parents. Growing numbers of children in the United States experience multiple family living arrangements during childhood. How these transitions affect the individual child's well-being needs to be fully addressed by researchers and policymakers alike. This article fully reviews the existing research from the past ten years on these topics in an effort to guide and inform current policy debates about the role of marriage in reducing poverty and improving child outcomes. http://phys.org/news204998442.html Other Sciences Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:00:57 EST news204998442 It's common knowledge that newlyweds who yell or call each other names have a higher chance of getting divorced. But a new University of Michigan study shows that other conflict patterns also predict divorce. http://phys.org/news204909834.html Other Sciences Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:24:36 EST news204909834 (PhysOrg.com) -- By mining data from the 2000 Census, sociologist Michael Rosenfeld figured out the rates at which kids raised by gay and straight couples repeated a grade during elementary or middle school. He found that children of same-sex parents have essentially the same educational achievement as their peers growing up in heterosexual households. http://phys.org/news202456522.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:20:01 EST news202456522 Americans are united when it comes to many core values, according to a University of Michigan survey. But the nation is deeply divided about certain issues, including gay marriage, immigration, and universal healthcare. http://phys.org/news202053923.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:20:01 EST news202053923 Contrary to popular belief, married couples do not become more similar over time, according to a team of researchers led by Michigan State University. http://phys.org/news201961941.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:32:31 EST news201961941 Being married has often been associated with improving people's health, but a new study suggests that having that long-term bond also alters hormones in a way that reduces stress. http://phys.org/news201265230.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:52 EST news201265230 Researchers at the University of Sheffield have applied an evolutionary 'use it or lose it' principle when studying past marriage patterns, to show that marriage can influence the evolution of age-patterns of fertility. http://phys.org/news198924429.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:10:01 EST news198924429 (PhysOrg.com) -- Most people know love takes work, and effort is needed to sustain a happy relationship over the long term, but now a mathematician in Spain has for the first time explained it mathematically by developing a dynamical mathematical model based on the second law of thermodynamics to model "sentimental dynamics." The results are consistent with sociological data on marriage breakdowns. http://phys.org/news193298961.html Other Sciences Mon, 17 May 2010 07:40:01 EST news193298961 Marriage is more beneficial for men than for women - at least for those who want a long life. Previous studies have shown that men with younger wives live longer. While it had long been assumed that women with younger husbands also live longer, in a new study Sven Drefahl from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany, has shown that this is not the case. Instead, the greater the age difference from the husband, the lower the wife's life expectancy. This is the case irrespective of whether the woman is younger or older than her spouse. http://phys.org/news192877463.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 May 2010 10:25:45 EST news192877463 The largest, most comprehensive clinical trial of couple therapy ever conducted has found that therapy can help even very distressed married couples if both partners want to improve their marriage. The study also involved the longest and most comprehensive follow-up assessment of couple therapy ever conducted. http://phys.org/news190913580.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:33:39 EST news190913580 Addicts call it a God-sized hole, a hollowness in the soul. It leaks no matter how much they try to fill it -- and at what cost. For years, George filled his emptiness with pornography, erotic massage and, eventually, sex for hire. There was no tenderness. Even pleasure was rare because every time George engaged in his obsessive sexual behaviors, he felt dirty and even emptier than before. http://phys.org/news190577848.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:17:52 EST news190577848 "Love and marriage," sang philosopher Frank Sinatra, "is an institute you can't disparage." Especially, a new Tel Aviv University study suggests, when a happy marriage may help to prevent fatal strokes in men. http://phys.org/news189948446.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:50:01 EST news189948446 Virginia Tech is one of few universities to integrate mindfulness meditation into its Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program curriculum, according to Eric McCollum, professor of human development and MFT program director in the National Capital Region. "Mindfulness meditation helps students improve their ability to be emotionally present in therapy sessions with clients," he explained. "It helps beginners, who can sometimes feel overwhelmed, stop focusing on themselves and think more about others." http://phys.org/news189871004.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:30:01 EST news189871004 (PhysOrg.com) -- When a wife is the primary breadwinner, whether it's a big issue or a nonissue in the marriage depends largely on expectations, according to two financial therapists at Kansas State University. http://phys.org/news185128638.html Other Sciences Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:39:37 EST news185128638 Sakina (fictitious name) was born in Bangladesh yet raised in Montreal. At 16, she returned to her homeland with her parents under the pretext of visiting her sick grandmother. The young woman was then forced to marry a man twice her age - despite her resistance. http://phys.org/news184344799.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:10:01 EST news184344799 The presumption that children need both a mother and a father is widespread. It has been used by proponents of Proposition 8 to argue against same-sex marriage and to uphold a ban on same-sex adoption. http://phys.org/news183297390.html Other Sciences Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:57:29 EST news183297390 (AP) -- A Columbia University social scientist says California's voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriages contributed to the social stigma that makes gay men and lesbians more susceptible to depression, suicide and substance abuse. http://phys.org/news182754666.html Other Sciences Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:00:01 EST news182754666 (PhysOrg.com) -- University at Buffalo sociologist Sampson Blair says Tiger Woods' alleged rampant infidelities don't affect the status of marriage and the family because his lifestyle and wealth are regarded by most Americans as an exception to the rule, and his behavior is seen as attached to the lifestyle. http://phys.org/news180371334.html Other Sciences Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:30:02 EST news180371334 Nancy Brueheim wishes she could break 100 pounds. Without working at it, Brueheim, who is 71 and stands 5-foot-2, fluctuates between 95 and 98 pounds. http://phys.org/news180125109.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:40:01 EST news180125109 (PhysOrg.com) -- Many believe that 1950s cinema portrayed women as complacent, conservative housewives who liked nothing better than to rustle up a three-course meal for their hardworking husbands, but a new book has shown it was not so clear-cut. http://phys.org/news180111787.html Other Sciences Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:30:05 EST news180111787 Despite the barbs of comedians and the spectacular bust-ups documented in the gossip magazines, marriage really is good for you, international research has found. http://phys.org/news180084325.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:50:01 EST news180084325 (PhysOrg.com) -- Middle-aged parents are more involved in their grown children's lives than ever, according to new research from Purdue University. http://phys.org/news179415794.html Other Sciences Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:44:48 EST news179415794 Married people in the United States are living longer these days, but the widowed are experiencing a higher mortality rate, according to new research by a Michigan State University sociologist. http://phys.org/news178990448.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:00:04 EST news178990448