In the aftermath of World War II, preserving the nuclear family became a key pillar of liberal democratic ideology.

In the late 1800s, advice writers targeting white, middle-class Americans began encouraging men to become more engaged in the emotional lives of their households.

In the year of Dostoevsky's bicentennial, a revisiting of familial relationships in one of his most popular works.

Sibling jealousy feels like a universal problem, but most parenting experts didn't even acknowledge it until the early 20th century.

Research reveals few differences between the parenting of gay men and their straight peers.

It's conventional wisdom that procreation between first cousins is unhealthy. But what are the actual genetic risks?

Winston Churchill started life as a love-starved child whose lonely childhood set the stage for his almost fanatical need for influence and power.

Thanksgiving is a feast so complex and semiotically dense that things are very often forgotten and rarely go according to plan.

Scholars examine gender roles, sex, and egalitarianism within marriage.