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Jun 03, 2024

An Ideal Family? The Words and Actions Don’t Match Up

When prompted on what an ideal family looks like, people consider a range of desirable characteristics, including whether it includes children, and…

Elizabeth M. Armstrong

Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs

Office: 253 Wallace Hall

Email: ema@princeton.edu

Anne Case

Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus; Lecturer with Rank of Professor

Email: accase@princeton.edu

Janet M. Currie

Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs; Co-Director, Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHW)

Office: 185A JR Rabinowitz

Email: jcurrie@princeton.edu

Sir Angus Deaton

Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus. Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Emeritus. Senior Scholar

Email: deaton@princeton.edu

Kathryn Edin

William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Co-Director, Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing (CRCFW)

Office: 151 Wallace Hall

Email: kedin@princeton.edu

Sanyu Mojola

Maurice P. During Professor of Demographic Studies

Office: 147 Wallace Hall

Email: smojola@princeton.edu

Cecilia Elena Rouse

Lawrence and Shirley Katzman and Lewis and Anna Ernst Professor in the Economics of Education; Professor of Economics and Public Affairs

Office: 240F Louis Simpson

Email: rouse@princeton.edu

Patrick Sharkey

William S. Tod Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs

Office: 189 Wallace Hall

Email: psharkey@princeton.edu

Marta Tienda

Maurice P. During Professor in Demographic Studies; Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Emeritus

Email: tienda@princeton.edu

Centers & Programs

Center for Health and Wellbeing

The Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHW) sponsors research and teaching on the multiple aspects of health and wellbeing in both developed and developing countries.

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Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing

The Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing's (CRCW) mission is to stimulate basic research, educate faculty and students about issues related to policies affecting children, and influence policymakers and practitioners at the federal, state, and local levels.

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