NOTE: This is an database driven page of all the AV publications that have been classified as a "Family Scholars Publication." They can be sorted by category, title, date, or author.

While this sortable list of Family Scholars Publications "lives" on the Family Scholars website, the "learn more" links go to a database driven child page on the American Values website (unless the publication has its own website, like SOOU) where the user can see all the related info, links, purchase options, download options, video, etc. about that publication.




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How Good for Children is the

How Good for Children is the "Good Divorce"?

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Why Marriage Matters, Summarized

Why Marriage Matters, Summarized

30 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

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The State of Our Unions 2011

The State of Our Unions 2011

When Baby Makes Three: How Parenthood Makes Live Meaningful and How Marriage Makes Parenthood Bearable

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One Parent or Five?

One Parent or Five?

A Global Look at Today's New Intentional Families

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Why Marriage Matters, Third Edition

Why Marriage Matters, Third Edition

Thirty Conclusions from the Social Sciences

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The State of Our Unions 2010

The State of Our Unions 2010

When Marriage Disappears: The New Middle America

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My Daddy's Name is Donor

My Daddy's Name is Donor

A Pathbreaking New Study of Young Adults Conceived Through Sperm Donation

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Interconnections between Thrift and Marriage

Interconnections between Thrift and Marriage

Salient Themes in the Research Literature

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The State of Our Unions 2009

The State of Our Unions 2009

Money & Marriage

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The Marriage Index

The Marriage Index

A Proposal to Establish Leading Marriage Indicators

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The Future of Marriage

The Future of Marriage

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Do Fathers Matter Uniquely for Adolescent Well-Being?

Do Fathers Matter Uniquely for Adolescent Well-Being?

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The American Family, 1988–2028

The American Family, 1988–2028

Looking Back and Looking Forward

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Divorce, Dads, and the Well-Being of Children

Divorce, Dads, and the Well-Being of Children

Answering Common Research Questions

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Is Religion an Answer?

Is Religion an Answer?

Marriage, Fatherhood, and the Male Problematic

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The Benefits of Marriage for African American Men

The Benefits of Marriage for African American Men

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The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing

The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing

First-Ever Estimates for the Nation and All Fifty States

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For A New Revisionism

For A New Revisionism

Scholarship on the Black Family since the Moynihan Report

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The Shift and the Denial

The Shift and the Denial

Scholarly Attitudes toward Family Change, 1977-2002

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Protectors or Perpetrators?

Protectors or Perpetrators?

Fathers, Mothers, and Child Abuse and Neglect

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Authoritative Communities

Authoritative Communities

The Scientific Case for Nurturing the Whole Child

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Baby Fathers and American Family Formation

Baby Fathers and American Family Formation

Low-Income, Never-Married Parents in Louisiana before Katrina

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Responding to the Black Marriage Crisis

Responding to the Black Marriage Crisis

A New Vision for Change

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Religion, Race, and Relationships in Urban America

Religion, Race, and Relationships in Urban America

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Marriage and Mental Health in Adults and Children

Marriage and Mental Health in Adults and Children

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The Other Marriage Penalty

The Other Marriage Penalty

A New Proposal to Eliminate the Marriage Penalty for Low-Income Americans

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Marriage and the Well-Being of African American Boys

Marriage and the Well-Being of African American Boys

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Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce

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The Revolution in Parenthood

The Revolution in Parenthood

The Emerging Global Clash Between Adult Rights and Children's Needs

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Marriage and the Law

Marriage and the Law

A Statement of Principles

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Reconceiving the Family

Reconceiving the Family

Critique on the American Law Institute's Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution

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What is America's Most Serious Social Problem?

What is America's Most Serious Social Problem?

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The Scholarly Consensus on Marriage

The Scholarly Consensus on Marriage

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Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society

Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society

Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies for Change

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Family Structure and Children's Educational Outcomes

Family Structure and Children's Educational Outcomes

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The Consequences of Marriage for African Americans

The Consequences of Marriage for African Americans

A Comprehensive Literature Review

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The Future of Family Law

The Future of Family Law

Law and the Marriage Crisis in North America

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The Motherhood Study

The Motherhood Study

Fresh Insights on Mothers' Attitudes and Concerns

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What Next for the Marriage Movement?

What Next for the Marriage Movement?

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Can Government Strengthen Marriage?

Can Government Strengthen Marriage?

Evidence from the Social Sciences

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Why There Are No Good Men Left

Why There Are No Good Men Left

The Romantic Plight of the New Single Woman

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Does Christianity Teach Male Headship?

Does Christianity Teach Male Headship?

The Equal-Regard Marriage and Its Critics

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Hardwired to Connect

Hardwired to Connect

The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities

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Does Divorce Make People Happy?

Does Divorce Make People Happy?

Findings from a Study of Unhappy Marriages

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Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for Mr. Right

Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for Mr. Right

College Women on Mating and Dating Today

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Watch Out for Children

Watch Out for Children

A Mothers' Statement to Advertisers

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The Book of Marriage

The Book of Marriage

The Wisest Answers to the Toughest Questions

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The Family

The Family "Rebound" that Wasn't, and the Census Report that Failed

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The Experts' Story of Courtship

The Experts' Story of Courtship

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The Marriage Movement

The Marriage Movement

A Statement of Principles

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The Age of Unwed Mothers

The Age of Unwed Mothers

Is Teen Pregnancy the Problem?

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Turning the Corner on Father Absence in Black America

Turning the Corner on Father Absence in Black America

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The Fatherhood Movement

The Fatherhood Movement

A Call to Action

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A Call for Family-Supportive Tax Reform

A Call for Family-Supportive Tax Reform

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The Course of True Love

The Course of True Love

Marriage in High School Text Books

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The Divorce Culture

The Divorce Culture

Rethinking Our Commitments to Marriage and Family

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A Call to Civil Society

A Call to Civil Society

Why Democracy Needs Moral Truths

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Closed Hearts, Closed Minds

Closed Hearts, Closed Minds

The Textbook Story of Marriage

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A Call to Fatherhood

A Call to Fatherhood

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Fatherless America

Fatherless America

Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem

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Promises to Keep

Promises to Keep

The Decline and Renewal of Marriage in America

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Seedbeds of Virtue

Seedbeds of Virtue

Sources of Competence, Character, and Citizenship in American Society

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Marriage in America

Marriage in America

A Report to the Nation

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