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How Extended Family Builds Resiliency
Hello Friends, It is not uncommon for policymakers and governments to see the family in terms of a set of needs and a consumer of resources. There is no doubt that families need strengthening and support. In viewing the family through this paradigm, however, we fail...
More women are in the workforce than men. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
Hello Friends, Because of historical discrimination against girls and women in education and careers, females have benefited from efforts to advance their opportunities and expectations. For instance, studies show that young boys’ and girls’ brains process math in...
The Equal Rights Amendment – Symbolism vs. Substance
Hello Friends, Virginia has ratified the Equal Rights Amendment decades after the deadline for ratification and states from both sides of the debate have filed suit in court. Virginia, Nevada and Illinois, the last three states to ratify the ERA, argue that the...
Bella Thorne Became Bella Porn? A Research Response to an ex-Disney Princess
Hello Friends, The evidence is so strong that pornography has a detrimental effect on individuals and relationships that it is almost hard to believe that there are still people who think its influence is benign, even beneficial. But that is the attitude of one-time...
Lessons from Dumbledore: Standing Up to Anti-Science Activism
Hello Friends, I have a confession. I did not especially like the Harry Potter books when they first came out. My children loved them, and as one who loves books and who wanted to instill a similar love of literature in my children, I encouraged their enthusiasm for...
Bethlehem and the Gift of the Family
Hello Friends, I will be frank. We need your help. Every year UFI brings university students with us to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). We and their faculty advisors spend weeks preparing them to share their knowledge that the family is...
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Bella Thorne Became Bella Porn? A Research Response to an ex-Disney Princess
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Joey Sheppard Bell Thorne hit stardom with preteens and young teenagers alike when she starred in the record-breaking 2010 Disney TV show Shake...
Lessons from Dumbledore: Standing Up to Anti-Science Activism
By Tori Black In the first of the Harry Potter books, The Sorcerer’s Stone, the headmaster, Dumbledore, shares this bit of wisdom: “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” JK Rowling, the author of the...
Bethlehem and the Gift of the Family
Contributed by Tori Black Every December for the last three years, I have participated in a community event in San Diego celebrating the season in inspired word and song. Every year is a witness of hearts and lives changed just by spending an hour and a half listening...
The Equal Rights Amendment – Not Dead and Still Dangerous
This image is from the Florida Memory Project hosted at the State Archive of Florida and is released to the public domain in the United States under the terms of Section 257.35(6), Florida Statutes. By Tori Black On her first day of work, Amelia Bedelia, the...
Thanksgiving Food for Thought
By Tori Black Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays: a day to gather with those we love and focus on all that we have to be grateful for. It also tends to feel a little squeezed though: the four-day break that separates the costumes and candy of...
Preparing Children to Guard Their Hearts and Minds
By Eleah Boyd According to statista.com, there are somewhere between 500,000 and one million newly published book titles every year in the United States. With the cost-effectiveness of small print runs and digital book publishing, self-publishing is easier than ever....
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