While previous studies of incarceration and family life have focused on immediate family—parents, partners and children—a new analysis of a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults that asked about siblings, grandparents, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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Researchers have been concerned that as the makeup of America's families grows more complex, adult children in stepfamilies may not be as willing as those in biological families to care for aging parents.
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2022
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New research highlights the major impact of motherhood earning penalties on the economic prospects of single-mother families.
Social Sciences
Jul 5, 2022
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When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, not only did it abolish the constitutional right to an abortion, but it also triggered restrictions in 13 states, more than half of which are in the Southern United ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2022
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The automation of U.S. manufacturing—robots replacing people on factory floors—is fueling rising mortality rate among America's working-age adults, according to a new study by researchers at Yale and the University of ...
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2022
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Children of Earned Income Tax Credit beneficiaries delayed marriage and first births, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Michigan professor, suggesting the cost-effectiveness of the federal program.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2021
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Women's ability to make decisions about their own health increased in most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries in the early years of the 21st century, but the picture varied greatly across the region, according to new research ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2021
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A new study has found that the likelihood of owning your own home and becoming a parent has fallen in recent years, with young people just as likely to become parents while living in private rented accommodation. In previous ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2021
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Working mothers are often expected to work like they don't have children and raise children as if they don't work. This impossible standard is at the root of gender inequalities in the workplace, according to two new Washington ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2021
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Roughly half the kids in shared households may be living as "guests" in a less stable and secure environment, according to new research from the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2021
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