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Changing Fatherhood in the 21st Century: Incentives and Disincentives for Involved Parenting
This study investigates work- and family-related factors that act as incentives or disincentives to fathers' involvement in the lives of their children.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Why Religion Matters: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability
This paper argues that religion serves to preserve marriage and sound moral judgement while discouraging social ills such as crime, divorce, cohabitation, suicide, out-of-wedlock births, and drug abuse.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Heritage Foundation
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January 25, 1996
Generation Gap in Values, Behaviors: As Marriage and Parenthood Drift Apart, Public is Concerned about Social Impact
This national survey of 2020 adults finds that people are worried about the societal impact of the separation of parenthood from marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Pew Research Center
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July 1, 2007
The State of Our Unions 2004: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This annual report from the National Marriage Project provides information on marriage, divorce, unmarried cohabitation and attitudes towards marriage in 2004.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The National Marriage Project
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June 2004
Ten Important Research Findings on Marriage and Choosing a Marriage Partner: Helpful Facts for Young Adults
This article provides a list of ten helpful research facts young adults should know about marriage as they choose a partner.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The National Marriage Project
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November 2004
The State of Our Unions 2005: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This report provides information on marriage, divorce, unmarried cohabitation, and family attitudes in America during 2005.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The National Marriage Project
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July 2005
The State of Our Unions 2007: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This essay examines how the institution of marriage has lost some of its meaning in American family life today.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The National Marriage Project
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July 2007
Marriage as a Public Issue
This paper examines the national marriage debate, arguing that the shifting role of marriage and family has been influenced by the development of fertility technologies which have separated childbearing from marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Future of Children
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Fall 2005
Generation Gap in Values, Behaviors: As Marriage and Parenthood Drift Apart, Public Is Concerned About Social Impact
This national survey by the Pew Research Centre assesses American's attitudes and behaviours in regards to childbearing and family life.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Pew Research Center
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July 1, 2007
Determinants of Attitudes Toward Having Children Outside Marriage
This survey of 2000 Canadians living near London Ontario explored attitudes towards having children out of wedlock.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Population Studies Centre, University of Western Ontario
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March 2007
Gender Equality, Parenthood Attitudes, and First Births in Sweden
This study explores the gender role attitudes of young men and women in Sweden to determine whether these attitudes influence the age at which young people become parents.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Vienna Institute of Demography
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2006
Two Competing Moralities: The Importance of the Choice Between Them
This paper explores two divergent moral systems which either help or hinder support for the natural family.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society
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May 2007
“His” and “Her” Marriage Expectations: Determinants and Consequences
This study looks at unwed parents' expectation that they will marry and at the effect these expectations have on the likelihood that they will actually marry.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised May 2004
Who Are “Fragile Families” and What Do We Know About Them?
This paper summarizes the findings of the first national study of unmarried parents, including information on their living conditions, financial security, and how they relate to one another.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Centre for Law And Social Policy
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January 01, 2004
The Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study: Questions, Design, and a Few Preliminary Results
This paper looks at the characteristics of unwed parents, their attitudes towards parenting, marriage and relationships, as well as their economic, employment and educational status.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 2000
Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
When Two Become One: The Unique Nature and Benefits of Marriage (Second Edition)
This publication looks at marriage from a biblical perspective and discusses the changes in Canadian marriage policy.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
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2006
The State of Our Unions 2006
This paper explores the cultural shift away from childbearing to childlessness and evaluates the causes and outcomes of this shift.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The National Marriage Project
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July 2006
Death and Divorce: The Long-Term Consequences of Parental Loss on Adolescents
This paper focuses on the impact of parental loss on children's futures by studying both the incomes and the marital and fertility behaviour of adults who, as adolescents, experienced parental divorce.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Statistics Canada
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June 09, 1999
Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Heritage Foundation
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September 27, 2000
Socialization to Gender Roles and Marriage Among Egyptian Adolescents
This paper explores differences in gender roles and attitudes among Egyptian youth aged 16 to 19.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Population Council, Policy Research Division
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2000
First Comes Cohabitation and Then Comes Marriage?
This paper examines cohabitors' expectations of marriage and demonstrates that, for many people, cohabitation is seen as an alternative to marriage, rather than as a precursor to marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Family and Demographic Research
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March 2000
Broken Hearts, Tainted Love: Canadians And Their Relationships
This poll asked a number of questions regarding Canadians' experiences with and attitudes toward romantic relationships, with a focus on infidelity.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Ipsos-Reid
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February 01, 2002
Broken Hearts, Tainted Love: Canadians And Their Relationships (2nd Annual)
This second annual survey again asks how many people had been cheated on, and how many thought they would cheat.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Ipsos-Reid
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February 01, 2003
Home Wreckers And Who’s Fault Is It?
This poll asked Canadians about their attitudes toward marital infidelity, including which gender was assumed to be to blame, and whether the respondent felt that attitudes have changed in the past 20 years.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Ipsos-Reid
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February 01, 2003
The Impact of Attitudes on Marriage Behaviour
This paper studies the way in which attitudes concerning such issues as gender roles, work, financial stability, and the economic and emotional implications of marriage affect the likelihood and timing of marriage in contemporary America.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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John Hopkins University
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1996
Attitudes, Values, and the Entrance into Cohabitational Unions
This paper demonstrates that, compared to those who choose marriage, individuals who cohabit are less likely to value marriage and family, more likely to highly value career success, and more likely to believe that money and leisure time for personal pursuits are very important.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Population Research Center
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November 1993
Spouses or Babies? Race, Poverty, and Pathways to Family Formation
This paper looks at racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of non-marital childbearing as a pathway to family formation.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Population Research Center
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March 1994
Cohabitation, Marriage, and Non-Marital Fertility
This paper demonstrates that increasing trends of delayed marriage, marital disruption, and cohabitation place unprecedented numbers of women at risk of non-marital childbearing.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Population Research Center
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May 1997
Religious Participation Over the Early Life Course: Age and Family Life Cycle Effects on Church Membership
This paper identifies factors which influence church membership among young adults, including age, family formation and attitudes towards marriage and family.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Population Research Center, University of Chicago
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July 1994
An Economic Perspective on Sex, Marriage and the Family in Contemporary United States
This paper suggests that marriage and the family remain economically beneficial institutions for many people, thus their demise is not likely to occur in the near future.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Population Research Center
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July 2003
Religious Observance: Marriage and Family
This article argues that religion has a significant influence on an individual's attitudes on sex, marriage, and family.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Statistics Canada
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Autumn 1998
Cohabitation, Marriage and Union Stability: Preliminary Findings from NSFH2
This paper examines popular attitudes towards sex, relationships, and non-marital childbearing, as well as trends in cohabitation and the stability of cohabiting versus married relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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May 1995
Americans Rank Strengthening Families As High Priority
This public opinion poll on the state of the family found that most Americans believe that the preservation of the family is critical for the future stability and prosperity of the United States.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Wirthlin Worldwide
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August 2000
The World Still Revolves Around Families
This paper discusses the findings of a 1999 international poll which reported that, overall, the world's population values marriage, children and the family.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Maxim Institute
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Autumn 2002
Explaining Racial and Ethnic Differences in Marriage among New, Unwed Parents
In this paper the authors seek to understand why white and Hispanic parents are far more likely to marry within one year of a non-marital birth than are African American parents.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised June 2004
Diversity Among Unmarried Parents: Human Capital, Attitudes, and Relationship Quality (The Importance of Marriage Expectations)
This paper examines differences between married and unmarried parents, as well as differences among unmarried couples, to determine what factors are important in predicting marriage potential.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised October 2002
The Effect of Welfare and Child Support Policies on Union Formation
This paper investigates the effect that changing child support enforcement and welfare benefit eligibility policies have on family formation.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 2002/October 2003
Fathers, Marriage and the Law
This paper discusses married and unmarried fathers' attitudes towards marriage, cohabiting, and parenting, and also discusses their knowledge of the law as it pertains to the legal responsibilities of fatherhood.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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September 1999
Is Marriage Losing its Centrality in Italy?
This article examines the delayed spread of cohabitation as a widely accepted form of union in Italy.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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September 14, 2004
Non-Marital Fertility in the European Economic Area
This paper discusses differences in non-marital childbearing between countries in the European Economic Area.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Statistics Netherlands, Division of Social and Spatial Statistics
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February 26, 2003
The Fertility Gap: Recrafting American Population
This paper discusses changing family size patterns and attitudes in America in the twentieth century and analyzes the American laws affecting population.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Family Research Council
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July 22, 2003
Roles of Couple's Relationship Skills and Father's Employment in Encouraging Marriage
This paper looks at the factors which contribute to healthy marriages among low-income couples, who were unmarried when their child was born, but have since married.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Heritage Foundation
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December 06, 2004
From This Day Forward...: A Look at the Attitudes and Behaviours Shaping the Institution of Marriage in Washington
This report presents the findings of a survey that asked residents of Washington state about their perception of the importance of marriage and family, about the health of their marriages and their confidence in marriage, and about sexual activity outside of marriage.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Washington Family Council
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November 01, 1998
High Hopes But Even Higher Expectations: The Retreat From Marriage Among Low-Income Couples
This paper looks at unmarried parents' attitudes towards marriage and the likelihood that they will marry by the time their child is a year old.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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June 01, 2003
Social Backgrounds and Post-Birth Experiences of Young Parents
This paper examines the social, economic and educational backgrounds of adolescents who become parents, as well as their experiences of parenthood, marriage, and cohabitation later in life.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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July 01, 1995
On the Future of Marriage
This paper looks at the current state of marriage in North America and suggests ways to restore a marriage-based society.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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The National Marriage Project
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2001
The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America
This paper addresses the state of marriage in America and how it has been affected by changing attitudes towards divorce, cohabitation, gender differences, financial stability, childbearing, and sex.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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June 01, 2002
Public Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage
The question, “The federal government is considering changing the definition of marriage –from a union of a man and a woman to one that could include same-sex couples
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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EKOS Research Associates - CBC
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November 01, 2002
Facilitating or Resisting: Patterns of Satisfaction and Spousal Attitudes in the Family Life of Highly Educated Workers
This paper examines the ways in which longer work hours among highly educated workers affect marital and family satisfaction.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Attitudes About Homosexuality and Gay Marriage
This paper presents the results of a number of polls conducted since 1973 that measure the public's attitude towards homosexual relations, the causes of homosexuality, and legislative and public policy issues concerning homosexual rights.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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April 23, 2004
Teen Relationships Study: TeenTalk on Parents, Marriage and Sex
This paper discusses both the significant role of parents in the lives of adolescents, and the views of teenagers on sex, marriage and relationships.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Families Northwest
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February 01, 2001
It’s All in the Past? Exploring the Repercussions of Parents’ Early Conjugal and Parental Histories on the Family Life Course of Their Children
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Children and Youth (NLSCY), this paper examines the impact the parents’ conjugal and parental behaviour (prior to the union in which the target child was born) has upon the child’s outcomes
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Human Resources Development Canada
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January 01, 2002
Employment, Family Union, and Childbearing Decisions in Great Britain
This paper explores the extent to which changes in family life and employment are linked.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
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April 01, 2004
Student Loans and the Retreat from Family: A Modest Proposal
In this paper the authors argue that high levels of student debt are causing students to delay marriage and childbearing.
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Family Research Council
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May 14, 2003
Close Personal Relationships between Adults: 100 Years of Marriage in Canada
This paper documents the history of marriage and the family, focusing on two key historical periods: ...
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Category:
Marriage > Family Attitudes
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Law Commission of Canada
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March 01, 2001
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