MARRI's Resources
Marripedia
An online social science encyclopedia that synthesizes and translates the work of social scientists into concise, issue-specific entries that are intelligible to the lay reader.
Family Demographics
Trendline data drawn from original federal surveys on behaviors related to the American family.
How Society Works Blog
MARRI’s blog discusses current events in light of recent and robust social science research.
MARRI’s Library
A large repository of analytic and synthesis research on all matters related to marriage, religion, family, and sexuality.
Speeches & Powerpoints
Read Dr. Patrick Fagan’s latest speeches and powerpoints presented at conferences worldwide. Read More
Latest Blogs
October 20, 2018
Taking Care of the Low IQ Poor
Raj Chetty’s work, carried by The New York Times and now The Office of the...
October 12, 2018
Black Americans Losing Their Freedom
Most Black Americans are less free than their ancestors under Jim Crow laws. They no...
September 29, 2018
The Power of Stories for MARRI
Social Science data does not produce a warm and fuzzy feeling. It is quite cerebral....
September 21, 2018
When “Sacred and Sexual” Are a Toxic Mix
In my thirty years of dealing with data on marriage and worship I have never...
September 13, 2018
Family Disruption and Child Wellbeing
The most comprehensive overview of the effects of divorce on children until then was a...
September 7, 2018
The Demographics of How “Godly” Are Our Religious Beliefs?
Pew’s new report is a landmark study in the sociology of religion, which “—sorts Americans...