Data suggest that fathers can be fantastic, but there’s no magic ingredient they supply for children’s emotional, educational, or social development.

Women in heterosexual relationships still do most of the domestic work. During the holiday season, the tasks multiply.

Three states have legalized covenant marriage, which makes divorce difficult. Why didn't it stick among communities preoccupied with family values?

We shouldn't see changes in Americans’ sex lives as a single phenomenon with an overarching cause.

Can housework be anything other than drudgery? Maybe part of the problem is that we consistently devalue unpaid work.

Divorce rates declined considerably in Oklahoma City during the immediate aftermath of the 1995 bombing there. Social scientists have a few theories as to why.

There's no shortage of online dating sites and apps. But there’s one common problem with these services: they’re all looking at the wrong data. Dating apps should take a hint from Netflix's algorithm.

In the early 1960s, an Illinois Children and Family Services worker tried to figure out how TV dads were impacting contemporary American fathers.

Comic strip dads give us some sociological clues into how views surrounding masculinity and fatherhood have changed.

A recent study found that 34 percent of women over 40 are dating younger men, yet these relationships continue to face social disapproval. Why?