Our roots, your trust

At Families, Values, and Change, we believe in transparency and accuracy. This page is dedicated to providing the foundational research and references that inform our blog posts, empowering you to explore the origins of our insights.

Verifying our insights

 The articles and reports listed here support the ideas discussed throughout the blog and help explain how family structures, values, and social change are understood today. Sharing these sources allows readers to see where the information comes from and explore the topic further if they choose.

Sources

American Psychological Association. Sexual Orientation, Parents, and Children. https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/parenting.

 

Hsieh, Emily, et al. “Family Outcome Disparities Between Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Families: A Systematic Review.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4 (2023). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10016267/.

 

Pew Research Center. The Decline of Marriage and the Rise of New Families. November 18, 2010. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2010/11/18/the-decline-of-marriage-and-rise-of-new-families/.

 

Pew Research Center. The Modern American Family. September 14, 2023. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/09/14/the-modern-american-family/.

 

Regnerus, Mark, et al. “Same-Sex and Different-Sex Parent Households and Child Outcomes: Differences by Parental Sexual Orientation.” Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 40, no. 6 (2019). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6309949/.

 

Smith, Ryan, et al. LGBT Parenting in the United States. Los Angeles: Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, 2024. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-parenting-us/.

 

Coontz, Stephanie. “The Way We Never Were.” The New Republic, February 6, 2016. https://newrepublic.com/article/132001/way-never.