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Sociologist, Scientist? Toward Transparency, Accountability, and a Sharing...
With the help of the designer Brigid Barrett, I have a new website at philipncohen.com, and a redesigned blog to match (which you’re looking at now). We decided on the tagline, “Sociologist /...
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COVID-19 Baby Bust Update and Data
Joe Pinsker at the Atlantic has a piece out on the coming (probable) baby bust. In it he reviews existing evidence for a coming decline in births as a result of the pandemic, especially including...
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Santa’s Magic, Children’s Wisdom, and Inequality (a Timeless Holiday Classic...
This is a preprint version of an essay in Enduring Bonds: Inequality, Marriage, Parenting, and Everything Else That Makes Families Great and Terrible, by Philip N. Cohen. Oakland, California:...
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Race/Ethnic Intermarriage Trends, 2008-2018
Rising, with gender differences. Since 2008 the American Community Survey has been asking respondents whether they got married in the previous 12 months. Using the race/ethnicity of spouses (when...
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7 Stats on Per-Pupil Spending in US Schools from the New Census Report
— Recently, the US Census Bureau released a report that reveals how much US school districts spend per-pupil. Here are seven figures from the report you should know: The amount spent per-pupil for...
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The Hidden Stress We’re Afraid To Address
Are you sick of everyone? As the population grows, so do the stressors on the earth and one another. We all know that stress is increasing in our lives and that stress makes us sick. According to...
View ArticleThe Census Citizenship Question Doesn’t Add Up for Social
> Source: 30dB.com – Census-and-Citizenship So perhaps it should come as no surprise that his Administration wants to add a question to the U.S. Census that was last utilized in 1950. On Monday,...
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Queer is and is not Only a Word
Embed from Getty Images — Scott Douglas Jacobsen: “Queer,” as a term, means “someone with a non-normative sexual orientation or gender identity.” Within this umbrella term, according to the general...
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Statistical Dead Zones. Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
When given a choice will we choose to make the extra effort? — In 2010 the Government of Canada changed the requirement for all households to complete a full census form. The traditional longform is...
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Call for Submissions: Young Male Poverty
Data suggests that 1 in 5 American young adults, ages 18-34, are living in poverty. We’re looking for stories about the experiences of these millennials. __________ Recently, I have been reading The...
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UCLA Student Calls Out Institutionalized Racism
UCLA student says “Stop pretending that the wounds of our past have healed. We’re not asking for a handout, we’re asking for a level playing field.” —– In his video, UCLA student and Spoken Word...
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Full-Time Fatherhood Is More Than a Trend
Will Henderson doesn’t agree that dads are the new moms; he’s pretty sure they’re the new dads. Nightline, on Monday, June 18, featured the rising trend of stay-at-home dads, the number of which,...
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Once a Babysitter, Always a Babysitter
Full-time dad Marcus Williams senses some nonsense in the Census. I’ve always been good with kids. From about age 13 continuing into my 20’s, I was the regular and favorite babysitter for several...
View ArticleCensus Bureau: Fathers Pretty Much Just Babysitters
Did you know that according to the Census Bureau fathers are just “child care”? It’s not baby-sitting when Daddy does it. Who wouldn’t agree with that? The U.S. Census Bureau, apparently. When both...
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The News—Midwest Loses Clout, Outsourcing Continues, Protests in Europe, and...
Likely Losses of House Seats in Midwest Stir Partisan Feuds In December, seats in Congress will be reappointed based on each state’s population. Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and possibly Minnesota...
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Statistical Dead Zones. Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
When given a choice will we choose to make the extra effort? — In 2010 the Government of Canada changed the requirement for all households to complete a full census form. The traditional longform is...
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Call for Submissions: Young Male Poverty
Data suggests that 1 in 5 American young adults, ages 18-34, are living in poverty. We’re looking for stories about the experiences of these millennials. __________ Recently, I have been reading The...
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UCLA Student Calls Out Institutionalized Racism
UCLA student says “Stop pretending that the wounds of our past have healed. We’re not asking for a handout, we’re asking for a level playing field.” —– In his video, UCLA student and Spoken Word...
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The Hidden Stress We’re Afraid to Address
Are you sick of everyone? As the population grows, so do the stressors on the earth and one another. We all know that stress is increasing in our lives and that stress makes us sick. According to...
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Full-Time Fatherhood Is More Than a Trend
Will Henderson doesn’t agree that dads are the new moms; he’s pretty sure they’re the new dads. Nightline, on Monday, June 18, featured the rising trend of stay-at-home dads, the number of which,...
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