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4 in 10 US Adults Have Step Relatives

Jan 27, 2011

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Marketing Charts: 4 in 10 US Adults Have Step Relatives More than four in 10 American adults (42%) have at least one step relative in their family, according to a nationwide Pew Research Center survey. The highest percentage report having a step or half-sibling (30%), followed by living stepparent (18%), and stepchild (13%). … ……

The Decline of Marriage and Rise of New Families

Nov 17, 2010

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mwkruse

in Demography, Generations, Sociology

Pew Research: The Decline of Marriage and Rise of New Families The transformative trends of the past 50 years that have led to a sharp decline in marriage and a rise of new family forms have been shaped by attitudes and behaviors that differ by class, age and race, according to a new Pew Research…

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1)

Feb 8, 2008

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in Health and Medicine, Series: Social Indicators 2007, Sociology, Trends: Social

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2007 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act was passed by Congress in 1996. Two of the Act's goals were to reduce out-of-wedlock births and to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Scholars and politicians generally agree that the most desirable form of family for the nurture of children is a…

American Social Indicators, 2006: Getting Better but Feeling Worse

Dec 28, 2006

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in Crime, Demography, Economics, Environment, Health and Medicine, Public Policy, Race, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology, Wealth and Income

Over the past month, I have done twelve posts on American cultural indicators. Here is an index to those posts: Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy Suicide Crime (Part 1) Crime (Part 2) Substance Abuse Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1) Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2) Education Economic Status (Part 1) Economic Status (Part 2)…

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2)

Dec 11, 2006

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Public Policy, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2) Despite the decrease in teenage sexual behavior and less unprotected sexual behavior, there is a rapid increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases: After declining somewhat erratically from 1975 to 1997, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rose by 28% between 1997 and 2004.…

Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1)

Dec 8, 2006

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mwkruse

in Demography, Series: Social Indicators

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1) The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act was passed by Congress in 1996. Two of the Act’s goals were to reduce out-of-wedlock births and to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Scholars and politicians generally agree that the most desirable form of the family…

Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2 of 2)

Nov 9, 2005

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mwkruse

in Health and Medicine, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology, Trends: Social

[Continued from Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2 of 2)] Despite the decrease in teenage sexual behavior and less unprotected sexual behavior, there is a rapid increase in the rate of sexually transmitted diseases: After declining somewhat erratically from 1975 to 1997, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) rose more than 20%…

Social Indicators: Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1 of 2)

Nov 8, 2005

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mwkruse

in Health and Medicine, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology, Trends: Social

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act was passed by Congress in 1996. Two of the Act’s goals were to reduce out-of-wedlock births and to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Scholars and politicians generally agree that the most desirable form of the family for the nurture of children is a household where…

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