Low-income fathers who might be labeled "deadbeat dads" often spend as much on their children as parents in formal child-support arrangements, but they choose to give goods like food and clothing rather than cash, a Johns ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2015
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Sperm and egg donors who assumed they would remain anonymous have been tracked down by their children using DNA tests, new research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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Adult children are over four times more likely to be estranged from their fathers than their mothers, a new long-term national study found.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2022
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For a girl in Ethiopia, her mother's wealth can protect her from becoming a child bride—but if a father prefers child marriage, his own wealth may increase the likelihood that she will be married before 18, according to ...
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2021
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A study of wild house mice has shown that the social environment experienced by males during sexual development can influence the sperm quality of their sons.
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2023
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If you're a woman in your 20s or 30s, particularly if you're in a long-term relationship, you've probably been asked when you're going to have children. In the UK and many other countries, there is a clear societal expectation ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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A Frenchman who spent his whole adult life searching for his American father, a soldier who fought in Europe during World War Two, said he was "bowled over" after coming face-to-face with a previously unknown half-brother ...
Other
Sep 24, 2018
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In order to avoid the stigma and loss of status posed by their lifestyle choice, stay-at-home fathers are mobilizing to build greater legitimacy for their marginalized gender identity, according to a new study in the Journal ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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With teen moms being debated heavily in popular culture today, it's easy to neglect the effects of fatherhood. However, recent research shows that young, disadvantaged men also affect a family and society. In fact, by age ...
Social Sciences
May 23, 2011
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Public interest in the issue of teenage childbearing has recently increased, largely due to increases in both the teen pregnancy rate and the teen birth rate. A new study from Economic Inquiry examines the negative educational ...
Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2011
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