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andrew cherlin

Millennials are waiting longer than previous generations to marry and have children while also spending more time together as committed, romantic partners

Millennial marriage

Waiting to wed

Published June 4, 2018

Millennials are waiting longer than previous generations to marry and have children—creating what a Hopkins sociologist calls a 'capstone marriage' / The New York Times

Donald Trump supporter holds sign that read 'Veterans for Trump, Make America Great Again!'

Election 2016

'Downwardly mobile' for Donald

Published Aug 26, 2016

GOP candidate's message likely resonating with those who believe they are worse off than their parents, Johns Hopkins sociologist Andrew Cherlin writes

Carriage before marriage

Unmarried with children

Published July 14, 2016

A lack of middle-income jobs may drive more young people to have children before getting married, study finds

What I've Learned

The changing American family

Published April 26, 2016

A conversation with JHU sociologist Andrew Cherlin, who specializes in the study of marriage

Baby gap

First comes carriage?

Published June 16, 2014

Waiting until marriage to have babies now 'unusual' among early adults who don't attend college

Too poor to part?

Recession suppression

Published Jan 29, 2014

Recent U.S. divorce rate trend has 'faint echo' of Depression-era pattern, JHU sociologist says

Poor values or poor jobs?

Published Dec 27, 2012

JHU sociologist Andrew Cherlin examines decline in stable family units in U.S. / Bloomberg

Top 3 myths about myths

Published Aug 28, 2012

As election season heats up, professor Andrew Cherlin takes a look at the myth of so-called myth-busting / The New York Times