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Biological fathers not necessarily the best, social dads parent well too

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A large number of U.S. children live or will live with a "social father," a man who is married to or cohabiting with the child's mother, but is not the biological father. A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examin ...





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Health and marriage: The times they are a changin'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided.


High prevalence of child marriage in India fuels fertility risks

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Despite India's economic and educational reform efforts in the last decade, the prevalence of child marriage remains high, fueling the risks of multiple unwanted pregnancies, pregnancy terminations and female sterilizations, ...


Married with children the key to happiness?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. These findings by ...


Study finds that even aloof husbands have lower testosterone levels than unmarried men

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 09, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (17) | comments 0

A fascinating new study is the first outside of North America to observe lower testosterone levels among married men. Supporting a growing body of research, the study reveals that even married men who are considered aloof ...


Home life key to changes in ethnic identity, researchers find

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created Sep 17, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that domestic factors such as marriage or moving house are more likely to be associated with changes in ethnic identity compared to some social factors.


Older black men feel productive, achieve prestige at church

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Older African American women may attend religious services more often than African American men, but men spend more hours per week in other activities at church, a new University of Michigan study found.


Chubby hubby is common, but ethnicity matters

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity.


Living together: The best way to divorce-proof a marriage?

Living together: The best way to divorce-proof a marriage?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Young adults see living together as the best way to protect against divorce, not as an alternative to marriage, a University of Michigan researcher says.


Study shows gay couples want legal rights, regardless of marriage

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research from North Carolina State University shows that gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term, committed relationships, even in the absence of the right to marry. However, couples surveyed for the study overwhelmingly ...


Exactly how much housework does a husband create?

Exactly how much housework does a husband create?

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created Apr 03, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (25) | comments 1

Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families. For men, the picture is very ...



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