The percentage of children under the age of 18 who live with two parents decreased steadily for several decades (from approximately 85% in 1970 to approximately 68% by the mid-1990s1). Beginning in the mid-1990s, this decrease leveled off and the proportion of U.S. children who live with two married parents has since remained at approximately […]
A bibliography of resources on divorce and remarriage.
A bibliography on gender roles and family relationships.
A bibliography of resources on incarceration and marriage.
A bibliography of resources on family relationships.
A bibliography of resources on marital and family stress.
A bibliography of resources on marital and family therapy.
A bibliography of resources on marital quality.
While the vast majority of contemporary Americans eventually marry, their age at marriage matters. Early marriage is associated with an increased risk of marital dissolution compared with marriages that occur to older individuals. However, only a minority of Americans now marries in their teens or early twenties. Researchers have also found that individuals who have […]
A fact sheet of the 5 elements of a healthy marriage is provided by the Thriving Couples, Thriving Kids organization at Syracuse University.