TIME Magazine features research by nutritionists using Add Health Romantic Pairs data showing that married people are much more likely than those who are dating to gain weight.

See also: The, N. S., & Gordon-Larsen, P. (2009). Entry into romantic partnership is associated with obesity. Obesity.

The Journal of Family Theory & Review is a new peer-reviewed quarterly publication from the National Council on Family Relations.

Seeking to encourage integration and growth in the multidisciplinary and international domains of inquiry that define contemporary family studies, Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) publishes original contributions in all areas of family theory. The journal includes new advances in theory development, reviews of existing theory, and analyses of the interface of theory and method, as well as integrative and theory based reviews of content areas, and book reviews.

The PRI Library does not receive this journal, but it is available online through a Penn State University Libraries subscription.

Generations United has made available a PowerPoint presentation (.ppt) demonstrating how to access data about grandparents and grandchildren living together from the American Community Survey.

The PRI Library has received announcement of the 71st National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference to be held November 11-14, 2009 in San Francisco.

The PRI Lbrary has received announcement of the Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood Research Conference, sponsored by The Center for Family and Demographic Research and the National Center for Marriage Research, to be held on March 25, 2009 at Bowling Green University in Ohio.

All waves and topical modules for SIPP 2004 is now available To Penn State researchers on SodaPop.

Hudson, Robert B. (2009). Boomer bust? Economic and political issues of the graying society. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Vinea, Ana. (2007). Creating families across boundaries: A case study of Romanian/Egyptian mixed marriages. American University in Cair Press.

Le Houerou, Fabienne.  (2006). Forced migrants and host societies in Egypt and Sudan. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.

Becher, H., (2008). Family practices in South Asian Muslim families: Parenting in a multi-faith Britain. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Papadopoulou-Kourkoula, A. (2008). Transit migration: The missing link between emigration and settlement. Migration, minorities, and citizenship. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.

Brynin, M., & Ermisch, J. (2009). Changing relationships. New York: Routledge.

New research from the Mills Longitudinal Study shows that marital quality and happiness improve after children have left home (New York Times).

Citation: Gorchoff, S.M., John, O.P., & Helson, R. (2008). Contextualizing change in marital satisfaction during middle age: an 18-year longitudinal study. Psychological Science, 19(11), 1194-200. (Abstract)

Though their numbers remain small, straight men are increasingly turning to surrogates to have children, as reported on CNN.com.

The number of working poor families in the US increased between 2002 and 2006, according to a new report from the Working Poor Families Project. The report, Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short, includes state-level data and maps.