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Americans Want To Live in the Past, and Other Interesting New Research
A Lot of Women in Their Late 40s Say They Want More Kids Than They Have; What if Falling College Enrollment is Good, Actually?; The Teen Twitter Exodus…
 • Stephanie H. Murray
A Round-up of My 2025 Off-Substack Journalism (+ a Sale!)
In which I try to convince you to become a paying subscriber to Family Stuff.
 • Stephanie H. Murray
Having Kids Really is Conservative-Coded, and Other Interesting New Research
Does Marriage Matter for Step-Families?; The Risks of Young Motherhood; The Internet Is Reducing Tolerance for Domestic Violence; American Trust Isn’t…
 • Stephanie H. Murray
Parenthood Is for Rich People Now and It’s (Partly) Housing’s Fault, and Other Interesting New Research
Only Half of Older Parents Expect Their Kids to Care for Them; Part-time Work is for Women, Overtime Work is for Men; America's Single Parent Poverty…
 • Stephanie H. Murray
A Bleak Update on the State of American Motherhood, and Other Interesting New Research
China’s Only Children Don’t Want More Than One Kid; When Do Swedish Kids Start Going to Daycare; Whether You Get a C-Section Might Not Have Much to Do…
 • Stephanie H. Murray
The Curious Case of the Rural Family, and Other Interesting New Research
The Feminization of the Parenting Internet; Unmarried Parenthood Isn’t Much of A Thing Among College Grads; America’s Steep First Generation Graduate…
 • Stephanie H. Murray
Most American Adults Are Pro-Spanking (Yes, Even Millennials and Zoomers)
In fact, Millennials and Zoomer adults approve of spanking children at an even higher rate than Boomers do. I made charts.
 • Stephanie H. Murray
Family Stuff
Family Stuff
A weekly round-up of interesting research on demography, family policy, and other family stuff. Along with some mini-takes by yours truly.
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