Tag: Family
How childbearing varies across US women in 3 charts
Caroline Sten Hartnett, University of South Carolina
Falling U.S. fertility rates have been making headlines.
These reports tend to focus on a single measure: the average...
Low-income parents want a white picket fence, not just money, before...
Christina Gibson-Davis, Duke University and Anna Gassman-Pines, Duke University
Marriage rates in the U.S. are declining, especially among the lowest-income Americans.
However, in October, wage...
How parenthood has changed the way I read ancient stories of...
Christopher A. Frilingos, Michigan State University
As Christmas approaches, many Christians will reflect on the Nativity, or birth of Jesus. The Christian Bible includes two...
An anthropologist explains why we love holiday rituals and traditions
Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut
The mere thought of holiday traditions brings smiles to most people’s faces and elicits feelings of sweet anticipation and nostalgia....
Skip fights about digital devices over the holidays – instead, let...
Shelia R. Cotten, Michigan State University
Holidays are a time for family and friends to come together, to celebrate and to enjoy each other’s company....
Dreading conflict during the holidays? Let it go, let it go,...
Nicholas Joyce, University of South Florida
Every holiday season, families and friends convene to share affection, kindness and experience. In the ideal holiday atmosphere, one...