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Category Archives: Families structures, divorce, etc
Child support and male entitlement
The more I hear men’s rights activists fulminating about the unfairness of child support, the more I wonder how typical my situation is, and whether there are any general lessons to be drawn about expectations of men and women when … Continue reading
Two debates on Family Scholars Blog
Too much drawing for me to post much today, but I did want to point out two threads on Family Scholars Blog. First, check out this thread about a 22-year-old man who tried to marry his pregnant, 13-year-old girlfriend but … Continue reading
Femininity and motherhood
(This is a slightly edited version of a post that first appeared on The Iron-On Line) Complete the following: “A mother is…” a) An embodiment of what it means to be feminine. b) Someone who gives birth. c) A female … Continue reading
This is What An Activist Judge Looks Like
Well, great, because I’ve come across a truly bizarre case of judicial activism. It would seem that Cale J. Bradford, chief judge of the Marion County Superior Courts has decided he needed to prohibit exposure to the Wicca faith to … Continue reading
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Middle Eastern women going to extremes to save their lives
Virginity is the key to a young unmarried woman’s survival in many Middle Eastern cultures. The hymen is the focal point of the definition of virginity according to certain strict religious traditions such as fundamentalist Islam. In some areas of … Continue reading
Involuntary Joint Custody is a Bad Idea
One study that’s been cited a lot in favor of Joint Custody laws is Wallerstein’s and Kelly’s five-year study which found that children who maintain relationships with both parents adjusted best after a divorce divorce. But Wallerstein’s study conclusions were … Continue reading
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The sky continues not falling
From an op-ed by Stephanie Coontz in the LA Times: OurKids Are Not Doomed Tying such dire predictions of social decay to divorce and single motherhood seemed credible in the 1970s and 1980s. But a funny thing happened in the … Continue reading
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Study: Ugly Children Get Shortchanged by Parents
I don’t have much time to blog today (or this week) due to drawing deadlines; so I’m just going to quote from this article in yesterday’s Times. Researchers at the University of Alberta carefully observed how parents treated their children … Continue reading
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Suddenly I have a reason to like Sandra Bullock
From a “news” story about the actress’ refusal to marry her boyfriend: “Why is marriage the pinnacle for everyone? People get married for the wrong reasons. We need to start looking at different packages, whether it’s living together, or being … Continue reading
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Boo Canada!
From the Edmonton Sun: Earlier this week three veteran track athletes suggested that Athletics Canada is sending the wrong message: that you can’t be both a parent and a serious athlete. Leah Pells of Langley, B.C., and Calgary’s Lisa Harvey … Continue reading
Cosco, could you please clarify which female candidate ran "nonstop ads pointing out that the male candidate" is sexist, and…