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Council on Contemporary Families
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A non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best-practice findings about American families.
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‼️ 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:

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Sticker shock? New survey reveals most pressing challenges for U.S. families
Government assistance for families gains support amid economic worries.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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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.

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The Parental-Happiness Fallacy
Where commentary on moms’ satisfaction goes wrong
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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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!

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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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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...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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‼️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:

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How Do We Know When Fertility Is Too Low? - Contemporary Families - The University of Utah
Falling birth rates in the U.S. have raised concerns that the current total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen "below replacement" level. In reality, the relationship between current fertility rates and ...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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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/
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October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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📖 CCF Members @carrds723.bsky.social and Dr. Pamela Smock recently published research in The Gerontologist:
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Their work examines #socialsecurity benefits as they perpetuate inequalities--particularly related to marital status and gender.

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Do Social Security benefits rules perpetuate marital status and gender inequalities?
AbstractBackground and Objectives. Social Security benefits rules privilege married persons and penalize divorced, prematurely widowed, and lifelong single
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October 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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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:
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October 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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‼️ 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
October 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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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.

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Read our 3Q here:
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3Q with Anna Gjika When Rape Goes Viral: Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age - Council on Contemporary Families
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September 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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📢 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/...

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3Q with Andréa Becker Get it Out: On The Politics of Hysterectomy - Council on Contemporary Families
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September 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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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/
Council on Contemporary Families
The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota
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September 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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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/
Council on Contemporary Families
The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota
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September 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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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.
August 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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at @ccfamilies.bsky.social about population projections:

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Don’t Panic: Population Projection is Not a Crystal Ball
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August 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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From @amandajean.bsky.social and @ccfamilies.bsky.social : "Don’t Panic: Population Projection is Not a Crystal Ball"
graph of historical population projections from 1946 showing they were all too low
August 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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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...
Don’t Panic: Population Projection is Not a Crystal Ball August 20th, 2025 Population panic – worries about “depopulation” linked to low birth rates – has become pervasive, with dire predictions in both the short and long term. Yet demographers like us – experts who explicitly study population size, composition, and structure – are generally not highly concerned. Why is this? It’s because we understand the strengths and limitations of population projections. Projections can accurately describe how populations will change if we know future birth, death, and migration rates. But demographers are well aware that they don’t have a crystal ball – we can’t fully anticipate economic shifts, political changes, global events, or how future generations will respond to their changing worlds. That’s why the farther we project from the present, the less accurate those projections are likely to be.
August 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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📢 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:
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August 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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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:

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August 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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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.

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Guest column | I asked my wife about sexual fantasies. Her response changed our marriage.
As a therapist, I would say that talking about sexual fantasies can sometimes be helpful, but how you respond to your partner is important.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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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...
Guest column | I asked my wife about sexual fantasies. Her response changed our marriage.
As a therapist, I would say that talking about sexual fantasies can sometimes be helpful, but how you respond to your partner is important.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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📢 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.

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The Trump-Era Gender Wars, Brought to You By Neoliberalism
We’re seeing an alarming revival of archaic gender role ideas, from the manosphere’s remasculinization crusade to trad wives’ rejection of public life. Veteran historian of gender roles Stephanie Coon...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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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...
Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions
While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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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:

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The millennial case against having baby number 3
Many millennial parents stop at two kids. Some would rather have fewer kids to have more resources and more time together.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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📢 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. 🎓👶

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CCF Co-Chair Arielle Kuperberg's Comment on U.S. Dept. of Education's Proposed Title IV Regulations
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June 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM