AUSTRALIA BY NUMBERS: The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the first batch of its census data. We’ve asked some of the country’s top demographers and statisticians to crunch the numbers on…
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Marriage
Displaying 241 - 249 of 249 articles
Religious leaders and holy texts share deep preoccupations with sex and reproduction. From Islamic purdah to Jewish menstrual purity laws, to Vatican neuroses about everything from contraception to masturbating…
The topic of consanguineous marriage raises both interest and unease in Western societies. For those who are wondering, that big word means “marrying your cousin”. But why would anyone want to marry a…
Australian couples are increasingly likely to live separately as part of “Living Apart Together (LAT)” relationships. Karen…
A group of 150 doctors, called Doctors for the Family, have made a submission to the Senate inquiry into gay marriage which argues that children of same-sex parents suffer poorer health and well-being…
George Orwell’s mordant satire of politics and bureaucratic doublespeak famously featured the slogan that “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”. Watching the brouhaha about…
More than half of all murders in Australia involve family members. The majority of them are committed by men who kill their partners. Here, as in many other countries, violence in the home is a major social…
Women who had sex for the first time as young teens are more likely to get divorced than those who waited until later, according…
It’s the sort of news conservative politicians and commentators latch on to as a sure-fire sign that the end of civilisation is nigh: marriage rates are in continuing decline. But is this really such a…
Top contributors
-
Timothy W. Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
-
Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
-
Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
-
Adjunct Professor and Research Leader, Murdoch University
-
Assistant Professor in Business Economics, University of Bath
-
Assistant Professor in Law, University of Warwick
-
Assistant Professor of Psychology, NYU Shanghai
-
Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Binghamton University, State University of New York
-
Lecturer, Law School, Lancaster University
-
Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Sydney
-
Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
-
Associate Professor of Sociology, Duke University
-
Teaching Associate, Monash University
-
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Georgia
-
Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
