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This Week on Family-Studies.org

We consider how an ethic of responsible parenthood can engage men and what we might  learn from studying the perspective of abandoned but committed spouses. We look at marriage trends in the U.K. and the ways in which current architecture and urban planning principles work against working class families.

Of Sex and Men: Why Sexual Restraint Matters

by David Lapp

Men "man up" when they are challenged. So messages to men that aim to prevent out of wedlock births have to be more profound than “use a condom.”

The New Class Conflict

by Brian J. Shaw

Architects and planners with a post-family perspective, Joel Kotkin argues in The New Class Conflict, cater to young professionals and ignore the needs of young families.

Acknowledging the Ones Who Stay

by Hilary Towers

We know very little about individual variation in the process of divorce and its generational transmission. We do know roughly 80% of all divorces are filed unilaterally. This suggests we have a lot to learn from the perspective of abandoned but committed spouses.

The U.K.'s Gloomy Marriage Forecast

by Harry Benson

Current marriage trends in the U.K. suggest only 52% of young adults today will ever marry. The consequences of this downward trend will be costly on both the personal and national level. But there's still reason to hope. 

IFS Around the Web

This week on The Diane Rehm Show Senior fellow W. Bradford Wilcox talked about the connection between preparedness for child rearing and marriage and ways in which we can improve young Americans' opportunities for stable marriages. Wilcox's proposals for "pro-family policies"were also mention this week in an article on The Atlantic's blog.
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