Why some same-gender relationship households have higher median incomes than opposite-gender relationship households.

A new analysis by the Census found that the median gay married couple had a household income of $121K compared with $93K among their lesbian counterparts, highlighting wage gaps in same-gender families.

The annual cost of childcare has risen as much as 41% since the beginning of the pandemic, increasing from an average of $9,977 to $14,117.

A bipartisan group led by two former governors is urging President Biden to help an estimated 167,000 children who have lost parents or caregivers.

Bells, bows and gifts: For some people, these images will be sharp reminders of distance between them and important family members.

An interview with Priya Fielding-Singh, the author of “How the Other Half Eats.”

Characteristics like the kinds of households that we live in can influence, our health, or even the gender of our children can affect our investing decisions.

Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.

It’s past time to subsidize child care in America

The tendency of sons to follow in their fathers’ occupational footsteps is well known, but the effect of mothers is also powerful, it turns out.

For decades, the law has sought to restrain nursing homes from trying to control the behavior of dementia patients with antipsychotic drugs, which are known to have adverse health effects.

New research by sociologist Andrew Cherlin suggests a historic shift away from the traditional marriage-then-baby continuum among college-educated moms

As millions "age in place," millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care.

This cross-sectional study uses administrative health care data on 2.9 million households from the first 45 weeks of 2020 to assess the association between social gatherings and SARS-CoV-2 transmission by studying whether COVID-19 rates increase after birthdays in a household.

Just how much Covid was spreading behind closed doors last year? Quite a lot, as a new study with a simple yet creative approach found out.

Increased public investment in child care is needed to help families access high-quality, affordable child care that meets their needs.

The painful feelings you avoid grow twisted in the dark. By facing your sorrows and struggles you can take back your life

More than 2 million women have left the workforce because of the cost and effort of caring for children and older family members during the pandemic. In this episode of EPIDEMIC, we’ll hear why the United States is the only wealthy nation not to offer comprehensive support to parents, why caregiving is a critical part of American infrastructure, and what’s at stake if parents and caregivers are forgotten.

Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?

The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota

A survey by sociologist Karl Pillemer revealed that about 25% of people live with some kind of family estrangement, and those damaged relationships take a toll — mentally and physically.