family and society What is parenthood?Peter Jon Mitchell | 15 May 2013 |tags: book reviews, family policy, parenting, same-sex parentingIn debates about the family, some social scientists are asserting the primacy of theory over facts. Is this science?  The Queen has retired – long live the King!Susie Protschky | 01 May 2013 |tags: monarchy, Netherlands, Queen BeatrixThe abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands marks the end of one of the longest periods of continuous female rule in modern European history.  Is the one-child policy spoiling China’s children?Michael Cook | 12 April 2013 |tags: China, demography, one-child policyResearch confirms all the cliches about "little emperors", the children of parents who were forced to stop at one.  What to Expect When No One’s ExpectingJennifer Roback Morse | 19 March 2013 |tags: book reviews, demographyAt last, a book on demography that talks about its relation to sexual culture.  “I’m conservative - but I support gay marriage”Jennifer Thieme | 22 February 2013 |tags: conservatism, same-sex marriageReally? If words have any meaning, this is wishful thinking.  Working abroad, supporting the family at homeVincenzina Santoro | 22 February 2013 |tags: migrant workers, Philippines, remittancesEmigrants’ remittances are at the core of poverty alleviation in many developing countries.  Family structure: it’s an education in itselfAndrea Mrozek | 24 January 2013 |tags: education of children, family structure, marriageAn international report finds a clear educational advantage in developed countries for children living with two parents.  Safety in social media comes down to lifestylesReynaldo Rivera | 08 January 2013 |tags: cyber-bullying, social networking, valuesThe quality of family relationships is a key to safety on social networking sites, according to new research from Europe.  “These tragedies must end”Michael Cook | 18 December 2012 |tags: Barack Obama, divorce, gun control, rampage shootingWhy are so many rampage killers the sons of divorce?  How to value a childMary Cooney | 24 November 2012 |tags: cost of children, family values, human dignityPutting a price on the head of your potential child is applying the wrong set of values altogether.  Latino voters and family valuesCarolyn Moynihan | 21 November 2012 |tags: family values, Immigration, Latinos, US presidential electionThe growing electoral power of the Latino community in the US concerns more than immigration policy.  A controversial gay parenting study revisitedWalter R. Schumm | 13 November 2012 |tags: Mark Regnerus, New Family Structures Study… and found to have much in common with less controversial gay parenting studies.  The coming social FrankenstormCarolyn Moynihan | 08 November 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, same-sex marriageThere is a storm brewing that the election results can only fuel.  Discovering the value of homeCarolyn Moynihan | 05 November 2012 |tags: home, Home Renaissance Foundation, public policyA conference next week may hold the key to the recovery of Europe in the longer term.  Entitlement America - a nation of takers?Carolyn Moynihan | 27 October 2012 |tags: independence, intergenerational equity, welfare stateThe ballooning of the welfare state is corrupting the American character as well as burdening generations to come, argues a scholar.  The problem with starting a family todayMariette Ulrich | 18 October 2012 |tags: baby boomers, family values, Gen X, Gen YIs it the Boomers’ greed, or is there another reason Gens X and Y are struggling in today’s economy?  Maybe ‘I do’Kevin Andrews | 10 October 2012 |tags: family breakdown, marriageUnless we celebrate marriage as the best environment for raising children, many of them will face a lifetime of poverty.  Childless by choice - a decision you may live to regretMariette Ulrich | 30 September 2012 |tags: Canada, childlessness, demographic declineHot yoga and shopping trips to New York won't sustain you when you're eighty-plus and lying in a resthome.  The end of men - and womenCarolyn Moynihan | 24 September 2012 |tags: gender equality, men, post-industrial economyIf masculinity is doomed, so is femininity, as a new book demonstrates.  Catholic women and that other contraceptive mandateCarolyn Moynihan | 14 September 2012 |tags: Catholic Church, contraception, natural family planningWhy do so many church-going women reject Catholic teaching on family planning? At last someone has asked them.  Why does the same-sex marriage debate seem so futile?Michael Cook | 23 August 2012 |tags: philosophy, rhetoric, same-sex marriageWe won't make any progress unless we unpack some of the fundamental issues.  Chick-Fil-A and the one day that changed the worldJennifer Roback Morse | 14 August 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Chick-fil-A, same-sex marriageFast food activism at its best: the groundswell of support for traditional marriage will embolden people to stand up to bullying by the Thought Police. Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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