Anna Sutherland

Freelance editor & writer seen at @FamStudies, @firstthingsmag, @booksandculture, etc.

[Scott M. Stanley @DecideOrSlide]

This is a great write up of @kbguzzo ‘s new paper on a sophisticated analysis of shotgun marriage and cohabitation, by @annams59 . (And there’s that big question again of how far ahead in life the path one will travel is laid down.) https://t.co/wFx7ImIBwN

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

The share of marriages and cohabiting relationships that appear to be prompted by conception is rising. But will they last? https://t.co/zKGWekdC6Z

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

*among women who were not in coresidential unions at the time of conception
https://t.co/1hxs9xkYFE

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

@JaneyTheSmall @WilcoxNMP The original tweet only applies to women who were not in a coresidential union at the time they conceived. (It does not contradict prior shotgun findings.)

[The Institute for Family Studies @FamStudies]

Just how close are we to becoming a majority-minority country? It depends on how you define “minority.” https://t.co/1ROUM5oh9X @annams59

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

Ran into a National Day of Prayer event at my city's civic center today. An African-American praise band played for a diverse crowd. Elderly white people manned a "reason station" (set up to rival the prayer station, I assume). Ah, America.

[Bria Sandford @blsandford]

This is what care for/by people with disabilities should look like. A million thanks to Veery at @PloughBooks for the tip. https://t.co/XF4copUZ7b

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

@jneeley78 @WAWilsonIV I've read a lot of Trollope on my phone while holding a nursing or sleeping baby!

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

A poem that is almost too appropriate for the day: "The Skeleton" by GKC

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

Relatedly, @NaomiSRiley's description of parenting resonated much more w/ me than the several parenting books by dads that I've read https://t.co/MrZdyK7fNZ

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

I greatly appreciated @NaomiSRiley's new book on how media & tech are shaping kids' lives today: https://t.co/MrZdyJPEWr

[The Institute for Family Studies @FamStudies]

The Case for Limiting Kids’ Screen Time: A Review of Be the Parent https://t.co/ASnyOzgGBH @annams59 @NaomiSRiley

[Haidi Lun Stroud-Watts 伦海迪 @HaidiLun]

When prison is preferred to loneliness- elderly Japanese women are shoplifting so they can go to jail. Ms. N, 80, stole a book and a hand fan "I felt I was being heard for the first time in my life. I enjoy my life in prison more, I don't feel lonely here" https://t.co/44FtA5NAI5

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

@SimchaFisher My sister was diagnosed at age 9. It is a hard road for kids and parents alike but she's doing great at age 30 now!

[The Institute for Family Studies @FamStudies]

There's no doubt that cultural norms affect if & when people marry & have kids; however national survey data do not reveal a consistent correlation between postmodern values & rates of fertility or nonmarital births.
https://t.co/z3yYQgbp9J @annams59

[The Institute for Family Studies @FamStudies]

Global Demographic Trends Can’t Be Predicted by a Single Theory https://t.co/z3yYQfTNL9 @annams59

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

@bdmcclay have you been inundated with Rumer Godden book recs yet? (In This House of Brede & Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy)

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

@bdmcclay "it would transform the world around me into a world of potential threats" -- I have had a less eloquent version of that thought. appreciated this piece.

[Michael Wear @MichaelRWear]

Glad to see this issue get a higher profile.

Question: If the loneliness epidemic was caused by developments we called "progress" in the moment, would that change our evaluation of whether it was progress or not? https://t.co/PDeDESHJD9

[Anna Sutherland @annams59]

In the coming 40 years, kinlessness will become about as common as diabetes & Alzheimer's among older adults https://t.co/E9psuHJaHt