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This week's TSP Tuesday includes new pieces from us and our partners: CCF & First Publics. Click here to read the latest: 🔗 bit.ly/3EA3Aye🔗

How does growing up in prison shape coming of age and milestones? Research in the American Journal of Sociology by David Jonathan Knight Columbia University shares the prison experiences of young Black & Afro-Latino men. Read our new piece by Eleanor Nickel: 🔗 bit.ly/3RyKQ54 🔗

New essay with Paul Eastwick for @SPSPNews: "Bridget Jones is an Avatar for the Science of Attraction" In Film 1, Bridget liked older men. By Film 4 (the new one), she likes younger men. This latter preference matches evidence for our new research in PNASNews.

This week CCF blog hosted by The Society Pages Landon Schnabel tells us how young Americans are reimagining religion and family values. thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Learn about the lonely, fractured lives of estranged grandparents from Coleman Joshua PHD this week on CCF blog hosted by The Society Pages Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Read this week's recap on the latest from TSP, CCF, and First Publics. This week includes write ups of Sociologists in the news, Ageing in Prison, YouTube's 20th birthday, modern mothering, and more! 🔗bit.ly/3GyVIh5🔗

Kids & eviction | Bureaucrats as safeguards | AI, DEI & tech’s reckoning | America’s gun culture | Streamer masculinity. Sociologists in the News provide context for everyday conversations. Peter Hepburn, Ellis Monk, David Yamane, & Tristan Bridges. 🔗bit.ly/4k3YglB🔗

This week CCF blog hosted by The Society Pages, Golda Kaplan, Michelle Cera, Dr.barbara risman & Kathleen Gerson tell us the lessons we've learned from the pandemic for U.S. work and family policy.

New brief by Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan for CCF shows how the pressure to be a “perfect” mom can backfire! It may lead to stress, self-doubt, and even depression. On this Mother’s Day, give yourself permission to be good enough. Read more here: sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa…

Why are so many women still burned out at home, even as housework gaps narrow? In her latest Jacobin article, Jennifer C. Pan explores mental load, class anxiety, and the “second shift” in 2025, quoating CCF members Melissa Milkie and @stephaniecoontz. jacobin.com/2025/04/clocki…

Blending families can be tough but also transformative. In this episode, CCF member and stepfamily expert Patricia Papernow shares insights on the unique dynamics of stepfamilies. Listen on Buzzsprout: buzzsprout.com/757730/episode…

New from The Atlantic: Daughters often receive more affection and patience at home but sons may need it just as much, if not more. Psychologist and CCF member Coleman Joshua PHD weighs in on closing the nurture gap for boys. Read more: theatlantic.com/family/archive…

Think differently this Father's Day. Dads - give yourself a gift that will benefit everyone: more time in household and cognitive labor. See our press release on how to make this year's Father's Day gift keep on giving the whole year. sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa…

This #FathersDay, give the gift that keeps on giving: your time. A new CCF brief by Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] & Richard Petts shows that when dads share childcare & housework everyone wins: better relationships, healthier kids, and happier dads. Read more: sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa…

This week CCF blog hosted by The Society Pages, I do a 3Q interview with Ruth Braunstein, author of My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America. Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

It’s not that [leaders] don’t understand that families have changed very much from what they used to be. It’s that they don’t want to confront the reasons why families have changed. newrepublic.com/article/195444…

Ongoing NIH & NSF cuts are terminating hundreds of grants midstream; gutting longitudinal studies, decimating labs, and threatening a generation of early-career scholars. The future of socially impactful research is on the line. Read via Greater Good:🔗 greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h…

📢 CCF Co-Chair Dr. Arielle Kuperberg shares her public comment on the U.S. Dept. of Education’s proposed Title IV regulations, calling for better support for students navigating transitions. 🎓👶 Watch here: youtu.be/jKX2YGKLLQk

📢 CCF Board Member Joan Maya Mazelis calls for greater equity and stronger support for low-income students in her public comment on the U.S. Dept. of Education’s proposed Title IV regulations. 🎓 Watch here: youtu.be/dE4n4jH7UXs