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How social class influences family breakdown
Intergenerational relationship patterns are shaped by socio-economic status
Can losing a job mean losing a pregnancy?
…and could there be implications for government policy?
Why a good Ofsted report can be bad for GCSE results
How do parents react to news about school quality?
‘PEACH’ data – a single source on child development information
An introduction to the pregnancy and early childhood file
Working from home – what does it mean for women?
Does flexible working reinforce gender roles?
Serious mental illness, socio-economic status, and genetics
Are psychiatric disorders inherited, linked to our environment – or both?
Climate change: what do we think, and what are we doing?
Research can tell us how we respond – and which policies might work best
Generation rent-forever?
Long read: what do we know about the housing crisis, and what can be done?
Understanding Society and health: why social research needs biomarkers
Long read: showcasing our biological data
Unaffordable housing is bad for our health
...and the link may be stronger than previously thought
Are women and people with less education hit harder by stressful life events?
Does this explain differences in rates of depression?
Getting to grips with climate change: household transition effects and opportunities
How can households transition to net zero and develop pro-environmental habits?
Mental health trajectory around conception is different for IVF parents
Couples who conceive ‘naturally’ have opposite pattern to those who have fertility treatment
What happened to unpaid caring during Covid-19?
Who provided care during the second wave of the pandemic and why is it important?
Why families matter in recovering from the pandemic – part 2
Examining social change through families gives us a fascinating and complex picture of a changing Britain
Why families matter in recovering from the pandemic
Examining social change through families provides a fascinating and complex picture of a changing Britain
Why abortions are linked to precarious income
Child benefits, maternity leave and unemployment benefits affect fertility
Provider or father? Parenthood and men’s working hours
Fatherhood changes men’s working hours – but not by much
Did children get their free school meals during lockdown?
Scheme may have failed to reach half of eligible children