Why Americans Are Delaying Parenthood
Four studies offer new insights on the decision to have kids in a low birth rate era.
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College Shapes Black, White, and Latina Women’s Work and Family Lives Differently
Having a college education shapes women’s work and family trajectories—including their marriage, parenting, and employment patterns—but the effects of education differ among Black, Latina, and white women, according to new…
Read MoreChanging U.S. Family Patterns Pose Policy Challenges
Beginning in the 1960s—and accelerating over the last two decades—changes in marriage, divorce, cohabitation, and nonmarital childbearing have transformed family life in the United States. The family continues to serve…
Read MoreChina Has Too Many Bachelors
Dudley Poston is fascinated by China’s “demographic exceptionalism.” The country has the world’s largest population, and in the 70s managed to achieve one of the fastest fertility declines in human…
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