The State of Our Unions monitors the current health of marriage and family life in America. Produced annually, it is a joint publication of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values.

Editor: W. Bradford Wilcox

Associate Editor: Elizabeth Marquardt

Founding Co-Editors: David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead

Board of Advisors

A Board of Advisors made up of the following distinguished scholars and professionals guides the work of the National Marriage Project.

Don S. Browning, University of Chicago

William J. Doherty, University of Minnesota

Richard M. Campanelli, Esq.

Kathryn Edin, Harvard University

Robert Emery, University of Virginia

William A. Galston, The Brookings Institution

Neil Gilbert, University of California at Berkeley

Norval D. Glenn, University of Texas at Austin

Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution

Linda Malone-Colon, Hampton University

Elizabeth Marquardt, Institute for American Values

David G. Myers, Hope College

David Popenoe, Rutgers University, emeritus

Isabel Sawhill, The Brookings Institution

Scott Stanley, University of Denver

Linda J. Waite, University of Chicago

Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Institute for American Values

James Q. Wilson, UCLA, emeritus

The National Marriage Project

The National Marriage Project (NMP) is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and interdisciplinary initiative located at the University of Virginia. The Project’s mission is to provide research and analysis on the health of marriage in America, to analyze the social and cultural forces shaping contemporary marriage, and to identify strategies to increase marital quality and stability. The NMP has five goals: 1) publish The State of Our Unions, which monitors the current health of marriage and family life in America; 2) investigate and report on the state of marriage among young adults; 3) provide accurate information and analysis regarding marriage to journalists, policy makers, religious leaders, and the general public—especially young adults; 4) conduct research on the ways in which children, race, class, immigration, ethnicity, religion, and poverty shape the quality and stability of contemporary marriage; and 5) bring marriage and family experts together to develop strategies for strengthening marriage. The NMP was founded in 1997 by family scholars David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead. The Project is now directed by W. Bradford Wilcox, associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia.

The Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values

Directed by Elizabeth Marquardt, the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values issues research briefs, fact sheets, and other material related to marriage, families, and children. The Institute for American Values is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to strengthening families and civil society in the U.S. and the world. The Institute brings together approximately 100 leading scholars—from across the human sciences and across the political spectrum—for interdisciplinary deliberation, collaborative research, and joint public statements on the challenges facing families and civil society. In all of its work, the Institute seeks to bring fresh analyses and new research to the attention of policymakers in government, opinion makers in the media, and decision makers in the private sector.

For more information:

The National Marriage Project

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400766

Charlottesville, VA 22904-4766

(434) 982-4509

marriage@virginia.edu

http://www.virginia.edu/marriageproject/

University of Virgina
Insitiute for American Values

PRESS RELEASE

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AUTHORS

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W. Bradford Wilcox
Article// The Generation That Can't Move On Up By Andrew J. Cherlin and W. Bradford Wilcox, Wall Street Journal September 2, 2010
Article// Amid Downturn, Divorce and Infidelity Decrease Wall Street Journal August 31, 2010
Article// Shared suppers a recipe for healthy families Chicago Tribune August 3, 2010
Article// 3 innovative proposals touted by conservative thinkers The Washington Post May 14, 2010
Commentary// Can the Recession Save Marriage? Wall Street Journal December 11, 2009
Radio// Brad Wilcox discusses The State of Our Unions on the Tom Joyner Morning Show December 7, 2009
Commentary// Tiger Woods scandal prompts question: Why do men cheat? USA Today December 4, 2009
Commentary// The Evolution of Divorce National Affairs Fall 2009
Commentary// To Have, To Hold, For a While Wall Street Journal April 13, 2009
Elizabeth Marquardt
Radio Documentary// Divorced Kid Elizabeth Marquardt is interviewed in this
radio documentary on Minnesota Public Radio
Sep 9, 2009
Article// Children of Divorce Are Good Actors Illiana Simons citing Elizabeth Marquardt's work, Psychology Today blog July 30, 2009
Alex Roberts
Commentary// Reaching for Savings By Alex Roberts and Andrew Yarrow, The Baltimore Sun July 19, 2009
Commentary// Bonds Could Mimic Experience of Playing Ohio Lottery By Alex Roberts, The Cleveland Plain Dealer July 14, 2009

UNIONS IN THE NEWS

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Tác động của khủng hoảng kinh tế đối với gia đình VietCatholic News July 22, 2010
When Divorce Isn't the Only Choice By Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert, Newsweek March 29, 2010
Fixed: The rise of marriage therapy, and other dreams of human betterment. By Jill Lepore, The New Yorker March 29, 2010
Estranged spouses increasingly waiting out downturn to divorce By Donna St. George, Washington Post March 22, 2010
I Need to Vent. Hello, Facebook. By Douglas Quenqua, New York Times March 18, 2010
Money matters in a marriage By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post February 14, 2010
Love in the Time of Recession By Emily S. Rueb, New York Times February 9, 2010
Five Ways To Save Your Marriage By Shelly K. Schwartz, CNBC.com February 8, 2010
Recession takes a toll on men's role as providers By Michael Gerson, Washington Post January 20, 2010
The Marriage Recession By Linda Shrieves, The Times-Picayune January 5, 2010
Recession Bright Spot? Divorce Rate Drops By Sandra Hughes, CBS Evening News December 31, 2009
Marriage, money go hand in hand By Cheryl Wetzstein, Washington Times December 27, 2009
Economy tears them apart: Blue-collar couples hit even harder by divorce By Linda Shrieves, Orlando Sentinel December 12, 2009
Marriage-Saving Research For The Holidays By Christine Whelan, Huffington Post December 10, 2009
Marriage and money in the Great Recession By Carolyn Moynihan, Family Edge December 10, 2009
Marriage and the Recession By Ross Douthat, New York Times December 8, 2009
Money Fights Predict Divorce Rates By Catherine Rampell, New York Times Economix December 7, 2009
It's Official: Recession Kills Divorce By Hanna Rosin, double X December 7, 2009
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