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Title: “How Long Has the Institution of Marriage Existed For?”
Author: Sheri Stritof
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Title: “Six family types and their unique dynamics”
Author: BetterHelp Editorial Team and medically reviewed by Andrea Brant.
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Title: “11 Types of Family in Sociology (Family Structure Examples)”
Author: Chris Drew
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Title: “RACE — The Power of an Illusion”
Author: PBS
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Title: “Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions”
Author: Stephanie Kramer
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Title: “Child Population by Race and Ethnicity in United States”
Author: Kids Count Data Center
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Title: “Children in Single-Parent Families by Race and Ethnicity in United States”
Author: Kids Count Data Center
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Title: “Gender Stereotypes and Power: Perceptions of the Roles in Violent Marriages”
Author: Gwendolyn L. Gerber
Title: “Gender Conformity, Perceptions of Shared Power, and Marital Quality in Same- and Different-Sex Marriages”
Author: Amanda M. Pollitt, Brandon A. Robinson, and Debra Umberson
Title: “Gender Equity Starts in the Home”
Author: David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson
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Title: “Map of Countries that Criminalise LGBT People”
Author: Human Dignity Trust
Title: National Survey of Family Growth Statistics
Author: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: “Texas got a sex ed update, but students and educators say there’s still a lot missing”
Author: Elena Rivera
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Title: “Sexual activity of older adults: let’s talk about it”
Author: Janie Steckenrider
Title: “LGBTQ, intersex Indians hope marriage equality will spur family acceptance”
Author: Ankush Kumar
Title: “Maintaining My Bi Identity While Married”
Author: Mary Jayn Frisk
Title: “The Journey to Marriage Equality in the United States”
Author: Human Rights Campaign
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Title: “All the single ladies (and gentlemen, too) mapped”
Author: Anand Katakam
Title: “They wanted a Bollywood ending, not an arranged marriage. Their escape came at a cost”
Author: Lauren Frayer
Title: “On the Relationship Between the Marriage Squeeze and the Quality of Life of Rural Men in China”
Author: Xueyan Yang, Shuzhou Li, Isabelle Attante, and Marcus W. Feldman
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Author: Alicia VanOrman
Author: Scott Stanley
Author: Peter Feuerherd
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Title: “Powerful Ways to Stop The Four Horsemen That Predict Divorce”
Author: Temples Counsel
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Title: “Falling Out of Love”
Author: Carolyn Joyce
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Title: “Improving Your Family Communication”
Author: U.S. Department of the Interior
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Title: The Family Budget Calculator
Author: Economic Policy Institute
Title: “Intercountry Adoption: The Beginning of the End”
Author: Amanda Baden
Title: “As infertility rates rise, data shows much of the US loves in a ‘fertility desert’”
Author: Drew Hawkins
Title: “Types of Parenting Styles and Effects on Children”
Author: Terrence Sanvictores and Magda D. Mendez
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Title: “The Pandemic Created a Child-Care Crisis. Mothers Bore the Burden.”
Author: Claire Cain Miller
Title: “The Rise of the Stay-At-Home Dad”
Author: Jack Kelly
Title: “The ‘leisure gap’ between mothers and fathers”
Author: Wendy Wang
Title: “Work-to-Family Spillover Effects of Workplace Negative Gossip: A Mediated Moderation Model”
Author: Tianyuan Liu, Lin Wu, Yang Yang, and Yu Jia
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Title: “Domestic Violence”
Author: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
Title: Power and Control Wheel
Author: The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Title: “Why are men often overlooked as victims of domestic abuse?”
Author: The Centre of Social Justice
Title: “ ‘Multiple failures’ by DCFS blamed on Baton Rouge toddler’s fentanyl death”
Author: Daniel Brown
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Author: Ann Gold Buscho
Author: Jane Anderson
Author: Emily Gould
Author: Christy Bieber
Author: MetLife
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Title: “Guide to Remarrying after Divorce”
Author: Megan Glosson
Title: “The Desire to Date and Remarry Among Older Widows and Widowers”
Author: Deborah Carr
Title: “9 Women Explain Why They’ll Never Marry Again”
Author: Jen Glantz
Title: “Binuclear Families”
Author: Anthony J. Ferraro
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Title: “Asian countries do aged care differently. Here’s what we can learn from them”
Author: Angelique Chan
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Title: “Understanding Issues Facing LGBT Older Adults”
Author: LGBTMap.org
Source: Click here to read the article
Title: “Aging in America”
Author: The Institute on Aging
Source: Click here to read the article
Title: “Aging around the world”
Author: Grace Weintrob
Source: Click here to read the article
Title: “Common Challenges Caregivers of Dementia Patients Face”
Author: Aaron Nelson
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Title: “A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States”
Author: Howard University Information
Title: “’Marriage is more diverse than people think’: a historian’s view of tying the knot”
Author: Eva Wiseman
Title: “Is Marriage Dying or Just Changing?”
Author: Richard V. Reeves
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Title: “How Long Has the Institution of Marriage Existed For?”
Author: Sheri Stritof
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Title: “Six family types and their unique dynamics”
Author: BetterHelp Editorial Team and medically reviewed by Andrea Brant.
Link: Click here to read the article
Title: “11 Types of Family in Sociology (Family Structure Examples)”
Author: Chris Drew
Link: Click here to read the article
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Title: “RACE — The Power of an Illusion”
Author: PBS
Link: Click here to read the article
Title: “Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions”
Author: Stephanie Kramer
Link: Click here to read the article
Title: “Child Population by Race and Ethnicity in United States”
Author: Kids Count Data Center
Link: Click here to read the article
Title: “Children in Single-Parent Families by Race and Ethnicity in United States”
Author: Kids Count Data Center
Link: Click here to read the article
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Title: “Gender Stereotypes and Power: Perceptions of the Roles in Violent Marriages”
Author: Gwendolyn L. Gerber
Title: “Gender Conformity, Perceptions of Shared Power, and Marital Quality in Same- and Different-Sex Marriages”
Author: Amanda M. Pollitt, Brandon A. Robinson, and Debra Umberson
Title: “Gender Equity Starts in the Home”
Author: David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson
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Title: “Map of Countries that Criminalise LGBT People”
Author: Human Dignity Trust
Title: National Survey of Family Growth Statistics
Author: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: “Texas got a sex ed update, but students and educators say there’s still a lot missing”
Author: Elena Rivera
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Title: “Sexual activity of older adults: let’s talk about it”
Author: Janie Steckenrider
Title: “LGBTQ, intersex Indians hope marriage equality will spur family acceptance”
Author: Ankush Kumar
Title: “Maintaining My Bi Identity While Married”
Author: Mary Jayn Frisk
Title: “The Journey to Marriage Equality in the United States”
Author: Human Rights Campaign
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Title: “All the single ladies (and gentlemen, too) mapped”
Author: Anand Katakam
Title: “They wanted a Bollywood ending, not an arranged marriage. Their escape came at a cost”
Author: Lauren Frayer
Title: “On the Relationship Between the Marriage Squeeze and the Quality of Life of Rural Men in China”
Author: Xueyan Yang, Shuzhou Li, Isabelle Attante, and Marcus W. Feldman
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Author: Alicia VanOrman
Author: Scott Stanley
Author: Peter Feuerherd
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Title: “Powerful Ways to Stop The Four Horsemen That Predict Divorce”
Author: Temples Counsel
Link: Click here to read the article
Title: “Falling Out of Love”
Author: Carolyn Joyce
Link: Click here to read the article
Title: “Improving Your Family Communication”
Author: U.S. Department of the Interior
Link: Click here to read the article
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Articles
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Title: The Family Budget Calculator
Author: Economic Policy Institute
Title: “Intercountry Adoption: The Beginning of the End”
Author: Amanda Baden
Title: “As infertility rates rise, data shows much of the US loves in a ‘fertility desert’”
Author: Drew Hawkins
Title: “Types of Parenting Styles and Effects on Children”
Author: Terrence Sanvictores and Magda D. Mendez
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Title: “The Pandemic Created a Child-Care Crisis. Mothers Bore the Burden.”
Author: Claire Cain Miller
Title: “The Rise of the Stay-At-Home Dad”
Author: Jack Kelly
Title: “The ‘leisure gap’ between mothers and fathers”
Author: Wendy Wang
Title: “Work-to-Family Spillover Effects of Workplace Negative Gossip: A Mediated Moderation Model”
Author: Tianyuan Liu, Lin Wu, Yang Yang, and Yu Jia
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Title: “Domestic Violence”
Author: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
Title: Power and Control Wheel
Author: The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Title: “Why are men often overlooked as victims of domestic abuse?”
Author: The Centre of Social Justice
Title: “ ‘Multiple failures’ by DCFS blamed on Baton Rouge toddler’s fentanyl death”
Author: Daniel Brown
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Author: Ann Gold Buscho
Author: Jane Anderson
Author: Emily Gould
Author: Christy Bieber
Author: MetLife
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Articles
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Title: “Guide to Remarrying after Divorce”
Author: Megan Glosson
Title: “The Desire to Date and Remarry Among Older Widows and Widowers”
Author: Deborah Carr
Title: “9 Women Explain Why They’ll Never Marry Again”
Author: Jen Glantz
Title: “Binuclear Families”
Author: Anthony J. Ferraro
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Title: “Asian countries do aged care differently. Here’s what we can learn from them”
Author: Angelique Chan
Source: Click here to read the article
Title: “Understanding Issues Facing LGBT Older Adults”
Author: LGBTMap.org
Source: Click here to read the article
Title: “Aging in America”
Author: The Institute on Aging
Source: Click here to read the article
Title: “Aging around the world”
Author: Grace Weintrob
Source: Click here to read the article
Title: “Common Challenges Caregivers of Dementia Patients Face”
Author: Aaron Nelson
Source: Click here to read the article
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Articles
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Title: “A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States”
Author: Howard University Information
Title: “’Marriage is more diverse than people think’: a historian’s view of tying the knot”
Author: Eva Wiseman
Title: “Is Marriage Dying or Just Changing?”
Author: Richard V. Reeves
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