Fwd: Institute for Family Studies Newsletter, 11/28/14: Thanksgiving, safe campuses, and more


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This Week on Family-Studies.org

We hope you and your family had a happy Thanksgiving! On the blog this week, Naomi Schaefer Riley reflected on what we lose when our families shrink, and David Lapp delved into why young adults struggle to fulfill their aspirations for family stability. W. Bradford Wilcox explained how to reduce the incidence of campus rape. Finally, since today is Black Friday, you might enjoy this piece from our archives: The Holidays Are Not About Shopping.

The Downside of Small Families

by Naomi Schaefer Riley

Having smaller families was supposed to simplify things, to make life less expensive and less complicated. But having smaller extended families and living further away from them have actually made matters harder.

Campus Rape 

by W. Bradford Wilcox

In the face of stories about rape and sexual assault on college campuses, the reflexive response of many on the right has been way too dismissive. Instead, we should take the problem seriously and take these four steps to address it.

Forming Stable Families

by David Lapp

If working-class young adults are so eager to get married and have stable families, what’s stopping them? The challenges they face fall into four categories: family-of-origin, philosophical, psychological, and financial.
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