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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.
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Latest Blogs
June 21, 2020
The Phenomenal Rise and Fall of a Marriage-Based Culture
Lifelong monogamous marriage is hardwired into the human heart (but so too are anger and...
June 9, 2020
The Denial of Privilege to Black Children
The chart below explains why the Midwest would be the prime spot for racial protest,...
May 30, 2020
Social Scientists Need to Articulate their Moral Frameworks
When I see what young adults believe about cohabitation (chart below) I am saddened by...
May 18, 2020
Single Parents Seeking Forgiveness and Mercy from Their Children
As a young friend was about to go to college his father sat him down...
May 6, 2020
Standards at Home During Lockdown?
“Should we lower our standards during lockdown?” they asked me during a video conference with...
April 26, 2020
Deliberately Suppressing Reason
Western Civilization began when Socrates died for the integrity of reason. Fast forward to Communism,...