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The anthropologist Margaret Mead famously quipped that a fundamental challenge for any culture is what to do with the young men. Without guidance, young men can become violent and destructive. In every society of which we have substantial knowledge,...

The first step required to confront a problem is to get out of denial, and realize that you have a problem. Thanks to the work of scholars like Sara McLanahan, Isabel Sawhill, June Carbone, Naomi Cahn, and Andrew Cherlin, a growing number of family...

American public policy long recognized the importance of marriage and the family to the country’s future. But 60 years of liberal theories have obscured from view why marriage and family are important and have made many forget how liberal policies...

The Institute for Family Studies is delighted to announce that Michael Toscano will serve as our new Executive Director. He will be stepping into outgoing IFS president Richard Brake’s big shoes later this month.

The Fox News host Tucker Carlson delivered a monologue on the market and the family last week. It quickly found a large audience, becoming a viral sensation online. It also attracted a host of critics from across the political spectrum. Some of the...

After putting thoughts of divorce to the side over the holidays, unhappy husbands and wives are more likely to entertain thoughts of divorce in the new year. Just look at Google searches for terms like “divorce lawyers” and “file for divorce” in the...

Last fall, the governor of Delaware signed an executive order directing state agencies to implement a number of programs aimed at raising awareness about adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs), including directing state employees to receive...

In the vast and tragic history of sexual predators, Larry Nassar stands out. In his medical role on the USA gymnastics team, Nassar molested at least 500 girls, including well-known gymnasts like Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. The abuse happened for...

“Sexist.” “Bigot.” “Offensive.” These are the words of choice for public figures—from Tucker Carlson to Erick Erickson—who have the temerity to argue that men’s breadwinning still matters in contemporary families. A recent Washington Post article by...

No one denies that parents are obligated to take care of their children. At a minimum, it’s a matter of law. But there is less clarity surrounding the question of whether children are obligated to care for their parents. One viral video from this...

As we begin 2019, we thought it would be helpful to summarize a few of the lessons we’ve learned about marriage and family life from the research we covered in 2018—findings that we can take with us into the new year to help us create a healthier...

An enduring finding of the social science literature is that parents are less happy than childless adults. Most of the studies reporting this finding have relied on data from the United States, and a recent analysis of data from 22 countries by...

The last few months of 2017 treated us to a whirlwind of news coverage on sexual harassment and abuse, with powerful men from Hollywood to Washington, D.C. falling because of sexual misconduct. It continues into the new year, with Missouri Governor...

The United States just hit a 40-year low in its fertility rate, according to numbers just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2017 provisional estimate of fertility for the entire U.S. indicates about 3.85 million births...

A recent terrorist attack in Toronto, which left 10 people dead, has brought global attention to the “incel” movement, which stands for “involuntarily celibate.” The term refers to a growing number of people, particularly young men, who feel shut...