Assortative mating fundamentally shapes the characteristics of families and the reproduction
of populations. It organizes people into families and determines the characteristics of …

This article reviews the growing literature on the economics of sexual orientation and gender
identity, a field that did not exist thirty years ago. We summarize, evaluate, and synthesize …

This book examines ideas of'home'of Americans and Western Europeans under the
influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased …

This article explores how the efficiency of Internet search is changing the way Americans
find romantic partners. We use a new data source, the How Couples Meet and Stay …

In this ethnographic examination of Mexican-American and white girls coming of age in
California's Central Valley, Julie Bettie turns class theory on its head, asking what cultural …

Most observers agree that marriage in America has been changing. Some think it is in
decline, that the growth of individualism has made it increasingly difficult to achieve …

Sociological researchers have studied the consequences of strong categorical boundaries,
but have devoted little attention to the causes and consequences of boundary erosion. This …

This article accounts for two puzzling paradoxes. The first paradox is the simultaneous
absence and presence of attitude polarization—the fact that global attitude polarization is …

Since the start of the twenty-first century, the literature on same-sex couple relationships and
families headed by single parents who identify as lesbian or gay has grown exponentially …

This study investigated child development and parenting in 106 families headed by 27
lesbian, 29 gay, and 50 heterosexual couples (80% White, M= 42 years) with young adopted …