Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family

A fascinating and beautifully illustrated account of trying to conceive in both the past and the present.

How and why human males evolved the capacity to be highly involved caregivers—and why some are more involved than others.

A study of marriage in preindustrial Europe and Asia that goes beyond the Malthusian East–West dichotomy to find variation within regions and commonality across regions.

An economist critiques nature versus nurture hypotheses from behavioral genetics, developmental psychology, sociology, and economics.

Divorce rates are at an all-time high. But without a theoretical understanding of the processes related to marital stability and dissolution, it is difficult to design and evaluate new marriage interventions....

How parenting became a verb, from Dr. Spock and June Cleaver to baby whispering and free-range kids.