Christina J. Cross
@christinajcross.bsky.social
Author of INHERITED INEQUALITY.
Sociologist & demographer @harvard.edu.
Fellow @russellsagefdn.bsky.social.
https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/christina-cross
Sociologist & demographer @harvard.edu.
Fellow @russellsagefdn.bsky.social.
https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/christina-cross
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Is the Benefit of a Two-Parent Family a Myth? Harvard Sociologist Explains | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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I’m delighted to share that link to my PBS interview about INHERITED INEQUALITY is now available! Follow the link below:
youtu.be/w1P79Ryy50w?...
youtu.be/w1P79Ryy50w?...
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Excited to welcome @christinajcross.bsky.social to @cunygcsociology.bsky.social on Friday, December 5th for her colloquium, Inherited Inequality:
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
www.gc.cuny.edu/events/inher...
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
www.gc.cuny.edu/events/inher...
Inherited Inequality: Colloquium with Christina Cross
Christina J.
www.gc.cuny.edu
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Excited to welcome @christinajcross.bsky.social to @cunygcsociology.bsky.social on Friday, December 5th for her colloquium, Inherited Inequality:
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
www.gc.cuny.edu/events/inher...
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
www.gc.cuny.edu/events/inher...
My latest article was recently published in Ethnic & Racial Studies. A 🧵:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9WABN...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9WABN...
Through the looking glass: reexamining family structure’s contribution to racial inequality in life chances
Black–white differences in rates of marriage, two-parent families, and single parenthood have long been regarded as a fundamental cause of U.S. racial inequality. Nonetheless, this perspective over...
www.tandfonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My latest article was recently published in Ethnic & Racial Studies. A 🧵:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9WABN...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9WABN...
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I spoke w/ @npr.org's Here & Now about pronatalism. The conversation about low birth rates is really about creating a moral panic. Once folks are convinced that low rates cause major problems that can *only* be addressed through raising rates, it opens to door to all sorts of regressive policies.
The state of the pronatalist movement
The pronatalist movement, which claims to be rectifying what some of its members describe as the likely collapse of civilization due to population decline.
www.wbur.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I spoke w/ @npr.org's Here & Now about pronatalism. The conversation about low birth rates is really about creating a moral panic. Once folks are convinced that low rates cause major problems that can *only* be addressed through raising rates, it opens to door to all sorts of regressive policies.
Thrilled to see INHERITED INEQUALITY featured in Harvard Magazine’s recent issue. Click the link below to read a truly excellent synopsis of my findings:
www.harvardmagazine.com/social-scien...
www.harvardmagazine.com/social-scien...
Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed | Harvard Magazine
Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.
www.harvardmagazine.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thrilled to see INHERITED INEQUALITY featured in Harvard Magazine’s recent issue. Click the link below to read a truly excellent synopsis of my findings:
www.harvardmagazine.com/social-scien...
www.harvardmagazine.com/social-scien...
Reposted by Christina J. Cross
@christinajcross.bsky.social It was such a highlight to have you back at the Harvard Pop Center!
It was a joy being back in Boston for a conversation about INHERITED INEQUALITY. Many thanks to @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social for hosting me, to Mary Waters for being such an awesome discussant, & to my colleagues & students for all their support. Until next time!
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
@christinajcross.bsky.social It was such a highlight to have you back at the Harvard Pop Center!
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My paper is part of a special issue on mechanisms of racism, guest edited by Amanda Lewis and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, for ERS. Here’s their introduction to the issue: www.tandfonline.com/doi/permissi...
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My paper is part of a special issue on mechanisms of racism, guest edited by Amanda Lewis and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, for ERS. Here’s their introduction to the issue: www.tandfonline.com/doi/permissi...
It was a joy being back in Boston for a conversation about INHERITED INEQUALITY. Many thanks to @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social for hosting me, to Mary Waters for being such an awesome discussant, & to my colleagues & students for all their support. Until next time!
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It was a joy being back in Boston for a conversation about INHERITED INEQUALITY. Many thanks to @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social for hosting me, to Mary Waters for being such an awesome discussant, & to my colleagues & students for all their support. Until next time!
Reposted by Christina J. Cross
I'm immensely proud of the work done by the faculty, staff, and students of @uncpopcenter.bsky.social. Learn more about the excellent population science work being done at the Carolina Population Center - and the amazing people behind it - in our new report.
CPC Annual Report | Carolina Population Center
www.cpc.unc.edu
October 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm immensely proud of the work done by the faculty, staff, and students of @uncpopcenter.bsky.social. Learn more about the excellent population science work being done at the Carolina Population Center - and the amazing people behind it - in our new report.
Why do Black kids in nuclear families struggle to succeed while white kids in these families flourish?
What do these inequalities tell us about the power & limits of the two-parent family?
Check out my new piece in @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy to learn more www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
What do these inequalities tell us about the power & limits of the two-parent family?
Check out my new piece in @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy to learn more www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
Why Black Families Fall Through the Safety Net
For most of the last 20 years, policymakers and researchers have stressed the importance of a two-parent home for children’s success. New research complicates conventional wisdom.
www.harpersbazaar.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Why do Black kids in nuclear families struggle to succeed while white kids in these families flourish?
What do these inequalities tell us about the power & limits of the two-parent family?
Check out my new piece in @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy to learn more www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
What do these inequalities tell us about the power & limits of the two-parent family?
Check out my new piece in @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy to learn more www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
Reposted by Christina J. Cross
Would you open the door to men who approached you like this?
ICE officers stopped a family at gunpoint and smashed the car window on top of the newborn baby. “I was screaming that there was a baby,” cried the mother. “But they didn’t care,” and covered the baby with their bodies, fearing that the glass would hurt him.
October 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Would you open the door to men who approached you like this?
Reposted by Christina J. Cross
Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko
YouTube video by Kidzuko
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October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
Pop culture portrayals of Black families have shaped how Americans view racial inequality for decades. It’s an honor to see my book make its way into the cultural mainstream in this @rollingstone.com feature essay:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
The Backlash to Cardi B's Pregnancy Is Rooted in Old, Racist Ideas
Online critics who lashed out at Cardi B's pregnancy announcement were echoing old, racist stereotypes about broken families and single mothers
www.rollingstone.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Pop culture portrayals of Black families have shaped how Americans view racial inequality for decades. It’s an honor to see my book make its way into the cultural mainstream in this @rollingstone.com feature essay:
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Reposted by Christina J. Cross
Kudos to this journalist for talking to actual scholars, like @docthoughts.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social who have spent years studying Black families, to bring some much needed insight.
The Backlash to Cardi B's Pregnancy Is Rooted in Old, Racist Ideas
Online critics who lashed out at Cardi B's pregnancy announcement were echoing old, racist stereotypes about broken families and single mothers
www.rollingstone.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Kudos to this journalist for talking to actual scholars, like @docthoughts.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social who have spent years studying Black families, to bring some much needed insight.
Yesterday I did my first national radio interview for INHERITED INEQUALITY at a network that is near and dear to my heart, NPR ♥️. Click the link below to listen in:
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
September 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yesterday I did my first national radio interview for INHERITED INEQUALITY at a network that is near and dear to my heart, NPR ♥️. Click the link below to listen in:
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Had a great interview with the Harvard Gazette about my new book, INHERITED INEQUALITY, & its connection to culture & policy: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
September 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Had a great interview with the Harvard Gazette about my new book, INHERITED INEQUALITY, & its connection to culture & policy: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Looking forward to this conversation with KQED Forum/NPR San Francisco! Tune in tomorrow at 9am PST/12pm EST
🧑🧒 TUES at 9AM:
We're speaking w/author @christinajcross.bsky.social about how the two-parent paradigm became the standard and when that premise becomes harmful.
❓Did you grow up with one or two parents or other family structure? How do you think family structure influenced you?
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We're speaking w/author @christinajcross.bsky.social about how the two-parent paradigm became the standard and when that premise becomes harmful.
❓Did you grow up with one or two parents or other family structure? How do you think family structure influenced you?
buff.ly/TFx066h
The Pro-Family Policy This Nation Actually Needs
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it needs to embrace a different kind of parent.
www.theatlantic.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Looking forward to this conversation with KQED Forum/NPR San Francisco! Tune in tomorrow at 9am PST/12pm EST
It was a pleasure speaking with senior policy correspondent @rachelbooth.bsky.social from @vox.com about my new book—and what my research means for debates about family structure & racial inequality. Read about our wide-ranging discussion below:
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September 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with senior policy correspondent @rachelbooth.bsky.social from @vox.com about my new book—and what my research means for debates about family structure & racial inequality. Read about our wide-ranging discussion below:
t.co/blPn9HmhTU
t.co/blPn9HmhTU
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"And so when we’re thinking about how important these resources are for improving child outcomes, we need to remember that if we don’t have equal inputs, we cannot expect equal outcomes."
A good interview between @rcobooth.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social. Read on.
A good interview between @rcobooth.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social. Read on.
"when it comes to income, Black two-parent families had about 60 percent of the income of white two-parent families and only 25 percent of the wealth"
www.vox.com/policy/46177...
www.vox.com/policy/46177...
The big myth about why Black kids can’t get ahead
How ignoring two-parent families has warped the narrative.
www.vox.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"And so when we’re thinking about how important these resources are for improving child outcomes, we need to remember that if we don’t have equal inputs, we cannot expect equal outcomes."
A good interview between @rcobooth.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social. Read on.
A good interview between @rcobooth.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social. Read on.
Reposted by Christina J. Cross
Trump administration cancels annual hunger survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’
Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump administration cancels annual hunger survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’
I’m delighted to share that link to my PBS interview about INHERITED INEQUALITY is now available! Follow the link below:
youtu.be/w1P79Ryy50w?...
youtu.be/w1P79Ryy50w?...
Is the Benefit of a Two-Parent Family a Myth? Harvard Sociologist Explains | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I’m delighted to share that link to my PBS interview about INHERITED INEQUALITY is now available! Follow the link below:
youtu.be/w1P79Ryy50w?...
youtu.be/w1P79Ryy50w?...
Thank you, Dr. Baker! It’s always a pleasure to be in conversation with you!
Excited to get my copy of Inherited Inequality, such an important new book by the brilliant Dr. Christina Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social! I look forward to reading it and teaching it! 😊
#Sociology #Policy #Families #Inequality
#Sociology #Policy #Families #Inequality
September 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Thank you, Dr. Baker! It’s always a pleasure to be in conversation with you!
Don’t miss my first tv interview about INHERITED INEQUALITY tonight (9/19) at 11pm EST on PBS! Full interview will be available on YouTube tomorrow
youtube.com/shorts/AMnSg...
youtube.com/shorts/AMnSg...
Is the Benefit of the Two-Parent Family a Myth?
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Don’t miss my first tv interview about INHERITED INEQUALITY tonight (9/19) at 11pm EST on PBS! Full interview will be available on YouTube tomorrow
youtube.com/shorts/AMnSg...
youtube.com/shorts/AMnSg...
I sat down with Emmy award-winning journalist @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social from @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social for an-depth interview about my new book, INHERITED INEQUALITY. Tune in tomorrow at 11pm on PBS!
September 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I sat down with Emmy award-winning journalist @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social from @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social for an-depth interview about my new book, INHERITED INEQUALITY. Tune in tomorrow at 11pm on PBS!
Reposted by Christina J. Cross
Unilever, parent company of Ben & Jerry's, has apparently been pressuring B&J to stay quiet rather than speak up on contemporary issues. Unilever does not want to upset the powers that be.
Jerry refuses to be silenced. He resigned so he can speak up.
Letter ⤵️
freebenandjerrys.com/wp-content/u...
Jerry refuses to be silenced. He resigned so he can speak up.
Letter ⤵️
freebenandjerrys.com/wp-content/u...
September 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Unilever, parent company of Ben & Jerry's, has apparently been pressuring B&J to stay quiet rather than speak up on contemporary issues. Unilever does not want to upset the powers that be.
Jerry refuses to be silenced. He resigned so he can speak up.
Letter ⤵️
freebenandjerrys.com/wp-content/u...
Jerry refuses to be silenced. He resigned so he can speak up.
Letter ⤵️
freebenandjerrys.com/wp-content/u...
Publication day is finally here 🎊 Many thanks to my team for helping bring INHERITED INEQUALITY to life & many thanks to you all for making it #1! Please be sure to leave a review—it REALLY makes a difference.
September 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Publication day is finally here 🎊 Many thanks to my team for helping bring INHERITED INEQUALITY to life & many thanks to you all for making it #1! Please be sure to leave a review—it REALLY makes a difference.