Chris Bullivant

Charlottesville, London

British-American | Communications Director @famstudies Bylines: @USATODAY @DCExaminer @NRO @Deseret @amconmag @unherd @CityAM Posts my own

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Is The Collapse of Blue-Collar Marriage a Foregone Conclusion?

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Brad Wilcox |Chris Bullivant |Grant R. Martsolf

It’s been just over 40 years since Springsteen’s bestselling Born in the USA came out in 1984 — an album with “a rowdy indomitable spirit,” as Debby Miller wrote in Rolling Stone at the time. The melodies suggested a deep optimism but the lyrics were primarily concerned with “people … getting left behind” full of foreboding of the fate of small-town America and the working class in the face of deindustrialization. Springsteen could see what was coming.
Is the collapse of blue-collar marriage a foregone conclusion?

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Brad Wilcox |Chris Bullivant

It’s been just over 40 years since Springsteen’s bestselling Born in the USA came out in 1984 — an album with “a rowdy indomitable spirit,” as Debby Miller wrote in Rolling Stone at the time. The melodies suggested a deep optimism but the lyrics were primarily concerned with “people … getting left behind” full of foreboding of the fate of small-town America and the working class in the face of deindustrialization. Springsteen could see what was coming.
American Greatness Depends on Strong Families

Jan 30, 2025 | aei.org | Brad Wilcox |Chris Bullivant

President Trump signaled his commitment to making America “greater, stronger and far more exceptional than ever before” in his important Inaugural Address last week. Crucially, Trump made a personal commitment to fight for parents and their dreams for their children.
Robots Aren't Just Coming For Your Jobs But For Your Relationships Too

Nov 25, 2024 | ifstudies.org | Chris Bullivant

Over half of us use Siri or Alexa-type artificial intelligence (AI) for everyday tasks like shopping, texting, or getting directions. But have you ever thought about having a friendship with Siri? Or even asking Alexa out on a date? If you have, you are not alone. It turns out that 1% of American adults under the age of 40 have an AI friend, while 1 in 4 young adults think AI boyfriends and girlfriends could replace real-life romance.
Ya Gotta Have Relationships to Make Relationships

Nov 5, 2024 | ifstudies.org | Chris Bullivant

A rising tide lifts all boats, because boats are inanimate objects designed to float. It will drown a person who has not been taught to swim. Yet conservatives—so sensitive to the importance of institutions and relationships for human flourishing in the social context—have spent recent decades abandoning their intuitions while still expecting people to behave like buoyant pieces of plastic when thrown into the deep end of the market.
The Republican Marriage Advantage

Oct 31, 2024 | globenewswire.com | Chris Bullivant

Charlottesville, VA, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research from the Institute for Family Studies shows a large and growing “marriage gap” between Republicans and Democrats. The marriage gap in support for Harris/Trump, for instance, is about as large as the gender and education gaps in presidential preferences. 1. Marriage gap is as big as gender and education gap in Harris/Trump support 2. Republicans are more likely to be married and happily so.
Ya Gotta Have Relationships to Make Relationships

Oct 22, 2024 | americancompass.org | Chris Bullivant

A rising tide lifts all boats, because boats are inanimate objects designed to float. It will drown a person who has not been taught to swim. Yet conservativesâso sensitive to the importance of institutions and relationships for human flourishing in the social contextâhave spent recent decades abandoning their intuitions while still expecting people to behave like buoyant pieces of plastic when thrown into the deep end of the market.
Following the Success Sequence has a BIG impact on young

Oct 18, 2024 | globenewswire.com | Chris Bullivant

Charlottesville, VA, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research from the Institute for Family Studies shows the remarkably positive mental health impact of following the Success Sequence. The Success Sequence: 1. Complete high school 2. Get a job 3. Marry before having children 97% of Millennials who followed the Success Sequence are not poor when they reached adulthood; 90% reach the middle class or higher.
Following the Success Sequence has a BIG impact on young adult mental health

Oct 18, 2024 | streetinsider.com | Chris Bullivant

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The Rise of 'Marriage Deserts' and What We Can Do About Them

Jul 30, 2024 | ifstudies.org | Chris Bullivant |Brad Wilcox

What makes a marriage succeed or fail? To answer this question, psychologist John Gottman set up what came to be known as the “Love Lab” at the University of Washington in Seattle. Couples were invited to spend a weekend in a plush apartment with scenic views as Gottman and his team monitored their body language, conversations, blood pressure and even cortisol levels to figure out what makes for good marriages versus failed ones.