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"Our Bodies, Ourselves": 40 Years on, Still Circling the Globe

Bella DePaulo | Posted 12.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Health Policy, Sexual Orientations, Matrimania, Women’s Studies, Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Media, Movies, Birthing, Consciousness-Raising, History, Singlism, Activism, Health Consumers, Disability, Translations, Health Care, Spirituality, Revisions, Medical Procedures, Aging, Social Change, Relationships, Menopause, Social Movement, Singles, Our Bodies Ourselves, Sexuality, Children’s Books, Childbearing, Going Viral, Health, Teens, Books, Diversity, Adults Without Children, Impact News
Bella DePaulo

There are some truths about women's health that may now seem self-evident, but perhaps would not be so obvious if it were not for the ideas espoused, starting so long ago, by "Our Bodies, Ourselves."

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Two Scholars Ask: What if Marriage Is Bad for Us?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 12.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Social Security, Singled Out, Divorce, Civil Rights, Sociology, Middle Class, Matrimania, Pop Culture, Race, Cultures, Laura Kipnis, Happiness, Friendship, Isolation, Institutions, Politics, Mate Choice, Singlism, Wealth, Retirement Benefits, Love, Health Care, Status Quo, Family, Advocacy, Benefits, Marriage, Lifelong Singles, Domestic Gulag, Myths, Hollywood, Loneliness, Work, Health, Single, Health Insurance, Blaming the Victim, Single With Attitude, Living News
Bella DePaulo

Marriage is not for everyone, and people who want to stay single should not be targeted with singlism because of it.

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Shriver Report: Get Married, Have Kids, Then We'll Speak to Your Issues

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Workforce, Social Security, Singled Out, Pay, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, A Woman’s Nation, Gloria Steinem, Nonfamily Households, Media, Childless Women, Business, Ideology, Consciousness-Raising, Friendship, Compulsory Heterosexuality, Politics, Compulsory Mothering, Singlism, Discrimination, Breadwinners, Health Care, Couples, Family, Women’s Media Center, Taxes, Connection, Single-Person Households, Wives, Compulsory Marriage, Money, Women’s Movement, Suze Orman, Shriver Report, Singles, Maria Shriver, Time Magazine, Mothers, Gender, Education, Oprah Winfrey, Career, Workplace, Unmarried America, John Podesta, Adrienne Rich, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.

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Marriage and Health: Et Tu, New York Times?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Singled Out, Divorce, Matrimania, Marriage Movement, Media, Obesity, Policy, Myths, Marriage, Singlism, Methodological Problems, Health, Single, Health Insurance, New York Times, Discrimination, Finances, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I am disappointed with the recent Times article that claims that married people tend to be healthier than single people. Here's why the piece is misleading.

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Marital Mentalities: The Changes are Historic, and We're Living Them

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living

Read More: The Week, Scientific Claims, Depression, Singled Out, Worldviews, Divorce, Children, Atlantic, Single Parenting, Marriage, Matrimania, Media, Time, Singlism, No Children, Historic Change, Mythology, Single, Demographics, Living News
Bella DePaulo

There's a lot of matrimania going on but I suspect that's not a sign of how secure we are about the place of marriage in our lives, but how insecure.

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"Avoid Marriage," Advises Atlantic Writer

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Singled Out, Nation Magazine, Friends, Longevity, Children, Single Mothers, Matrimania, Divorce, Singles, Media, Myths, Atlantic Magazine, Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow Show, Happiness, Marriage, Singlism, Health, Families, Love, Fathers, Living News
Bella DePaulo

Who is happier and psychologically stronger - people who got married and then got unmarried, or people who stayed single? The answer, in just about every study I've ever reviewed, is people who have stayed single.

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For the Love of Blogging

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Scientific Claims, Karl Rove, Singled Out, Pay, Books, Msm, Matrimania, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Media, Singles, Myths, Atlantic Magazine, Tucker Carlson, Happiness, Consciousness-Raising, Marriage, Ed Rendell, Singlism, Susan Boyle, Snark, Health, Janet Napolitano, Comments on Blogs, Blogging, Media News
Bella DePaulo

When I first started blogging, I never imagined it would become one of my favorite things to do.

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USA Today Reporter Responds to Blog Post

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Marriage-Promotion, Singled Out, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, Singles, Media, Government Programs, Myths, Happiness, Blogs, Marriage, USA Today, Singlism, Wealth, Advertising, Single Parents, Health, Discrimination, Methodology, Media News
Bella DePaulo

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Promoting Marriage-Promotion with Dubious Scientific Claims: USA Today's Feature Story

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Law, Singled Out, Longevity, Children, George W. Bush, Matrimania, Media, Policy, Myths, Barack Obama, Happiness, Marriage, USA Today, Emerging Adulthood, Singlism, Marriage Promotion, Wealth, Advertising, Single Parents, Health, Discrimination, AtMP, Finances, Media News
Bella DePaulo

USA Today is very excited about marriage. Splashed across the front page of the Health and Behavior section, set off by a colorful illustration, was t...

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True or False: Married People Healthiest, but Singles Catching Up

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Methodological Issues, Singled Out, Single Men, Widowhood, Divorce, Matrimania, Marriage Movement, Bogus Media Reports, Media, Singles, Income, Stress, Soul Mate, Marriage, Singlism, Health, Loss Hypothesis, Crisis, Marital Mythology, Washington Post, Longitudinal Research, Black Singles, Marital Status, Single Women, Living News
Bella DePaulo

Even allowing for the approach that makes marriage look better than it really is, the differences in health between the currently-married and the always-single are tiny.

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BBC Claims Singles Are at Risk for Alzheimer's; I Think the BBC is Losing Its Mind

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Elderly, Marriage, Dementia, Singled Out, Friends, Singlism, Divorce, Bbc, Health, Matrimania, Alzheimer's, Intellectual Stimulation, Singles, Media, Widows, Social Contact, Media News
Bella DePaulo

With no reliable differences in the rate of Alzheimer's between the married and the single people, the BBC should not have heralded the "findings" in a headline.

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