However, recent research indicates that the benefits of breastfeeding have been overstated, leading some to call into question the assumption that “breast is best.” A briefing paper released today ...

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Prior to the pandemic, the motherhood wage gap for college-educated women had been eliminated, such that mothers and ...

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S is a board member at The Society Pages. He holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Minnesota. He works as a freelance journalist and is currently applying to law school. He writes about ...

In this Context's piece, Auldridge-Reveles and Murphy (2024) argue that we need a sociology of flourishing or well-being instead of focusing only on social problems. Dixon and Quirke (2017) discuss ...

Without work-family policies in place, American families were left largely to fend for themselves during the pandemic, when the government provided only temporary cash support for families. Did the ...

Thompson (2024) examines parental preferences in school selection, highlighting how individual choices influence school communities. The study finds that parents prioritize overall school achievement ...

Are you teaching a Family Sociology class or a Sociology of Film course next semester? This Teaching Sociology piece recommends the new film Kelce (2023) as a helpful movie for examining themes like ...

In this Context’s piece, Auldridge-Reveles and Murphy (2024) argue that we need a sociology of flourishing or well-being instead of focusing only on social problems. In this Context's piece, Auldridge ...