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Family Inequality

by Philip N. Cohen

Tag: sex

The pandemic and the family, demography edition (video)

October 28, 2020October 27, 2020Categories Me @ work1 Comment on The pandemic and the family, demography edition (video)

In September 2020 versus September 2019, births were 6.1% lower in Florida and 9.6% lower in California. If this has nothing to do with the pandemic that's even more shocking.

Man woman couple height, updated

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019Categories Me @ work7 Comments on Man woman couple height, updated

Humans could couple up differently, if they wanted to.

The happiness scamcession

April 6, 2019Categories In the news5 Comments on The happiness scamcession

Eight pretty happy men in the General Social Survey changed the course of history.

Equal-education and wife-more-education married couples don’t have sex less often

December 24, 2018December 25, 2018Categories Me @ work, Research reports7 Comments on Equal-education and wife-more-education married couples don’t have sex less often

Something I never got around to checking in the General Social Survey before.

Notes for a review of “Cheap Sex,” by Mark Regnerus

January 5, 2018December 26, 2018Categories Research reports10 Comments on Notes for a review of “Cheap Sex,” by Mark Regnerus

What I would have said if I peer reviewed the book, knowing the notes were to become public.

Marriage update: less divorce, and less sex

April 14, 2017June 17, 2019Categories In the news9 Comments on Marriage update: less divorce, and less sex

You want the good news or the bad news?

Is there sex selection among Asian immigrants in the US?

December 17, 2016Categories Me @ work5 Comments on Is there sex selection among Asian immigrants in the US?

Taking a stab at replicating an analysis of 2000 Census data.

Transgender discrimination is sex discrimination

May 16, 2016May 16, 2016Categories In the news6 Comments on Transgender discrimination is sex discrimination

It's a problem of sex discrimination: because of her sex, a trans woman can't use the facility that she is most comfortable with.

Does doing difference deny dominance? (vocal fry, sports sex testing, and resting bitch face edition)

August 3, 2015Categories In the news18 Comments on Does doing difference deny dominance? (vocal fry, sports sex testing, and resting bitch face edition)

But why can't women embrace gender difference in things like speech patterns, and wield them in the service of equality?

Off gender-script art

February 2, 2015February 3, 2015Categories Me @ work11 Comments on Off gender-script art

Fortunately, the hotel we're stranded at is only a few blocks from the Art Institute of Chicago. Tooling around the museum I was still thinking about sex dimorphism, especially this piece in Time where I referenced ancient art and this one where I compared depictions of Hercules. I have no expertise in art history, so…

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Philip N. Cohen

I’m a sociologist at the University of Maryland, College Park. See my website at philipncohen.com for more information.

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