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This brochure is for youth in foster care and it is designed to help them think carefully about sex, health, and relationships. It provides resources that will give them support and information that will help them when making important decisions about their lives.
This fact sheet defines the meaning of dating. It highlights parents' concerns about dating before age 14 or 15 and consequences of early dating consistently shown in research (e.g., involvement in early sexual activity). It also provides detailed information for parents on what to do when their...
The institution of marriage has undergone significant changes in recent decades as women have outpaced men in education and earnings growth. These unequal gains have been accompanied by gender role reversals in both the spousal characteristics and the economic benefits of marriage.
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A larger share of women today, compared with their 1970 counterparts, have more education and income than their spouses. As a result, in recent decades the economic gains associated with marriage have been greater for men than for women. (Author abstract)
Economists have spent a good deal of time examining and trying to explain the positive association between female employment and divorce. However, in doing so, they have paid very little attention to the behavior of men. This paper addresses that oversight. Using data from the 1970 British...
Although social scientists have long assumed that intimate social relationships are more closely associated with women?s than men?s mental health, recent research indicates that there are no gender differences in the advantages of marriage and disadvantages of unmarried statuses when males? and...
Children who grow up in single-parent families are more likely to be poor, have trouble in school, and become teen parents themselves. Additionally, children who are born to a mother who is a teenager, who hasn't finished high school, and who isn't married are nine times more likely to be poor...
The gender difference in communication can significantly impact marital relationships. This fact sheet discusses various ways women and men differ in communication. It also offers tips on how to understand the differences to strengthen marital relationships.