Human Ecology Forum

Policies on paternity and child support are evolving in a positive direction, says family policy expert Elizabeth Peters. And they may have the added benefit of getting fathers more involved with their children. While many of today's children are...

HOW SHOULD A HOME-BASED child care provider set up a partnership and plan her liability insurance, floor plan, tax schedule, and cash flow? What can a mother do when her landlord says she can't set up a small child care business in her home? How should...

Some race and criminal law scholars argue that African Americans in poor, urban communities support disproportionately harsh law enforcement in their neighborhoods to slow down crime. Race, law, and policy expert Richard Brooks disagrees. Few surveys...

Three million people live in rural areas of New York State. Many of these communities have few new jobs, a crumbling infrastructure, a poor economy, and minimal social and health services. Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute works with...

A majority of children of working parents receive day care from informal providers--friends or relatives of the family. Yet little support exists for these caregivers when they face problems with discipline, health and safety, and parent communication....

Go Back to Work! RETIRED MEN WHO return to work report the highest morale and lowest levels of depression--especially if their wives remain at home--compared with other couples, both working and retired, according to a new college study. Recently...

It Depends on Where You Live and Who You Live With Cornell researchers are looking at how a family's food decisions are influenced by the community in which they live. They are using this information to help communities support healthful, sustainable,...