Family, community, civic society, institutions
Social well-being is on the decline. Families have become less stable, participation in religious and civic life has fallen, and communities have grown more fragmented and polarized. COSM is dedicated to understanding the breakdown of social capital and identifying solutions to renew America’s associational life.
The American Dream in Ohio depends on stronger Buckeye families
March 11, 2025 | Brad Wilcox and Michael Pugh
Hope And A Future: Forging Strong And Stable Families In Ohio, 2025
February 21, 2025 | Brad Wilcox, Nicholas Zill, Amylynn Smith, and Connie Huber
The 10th Annual American Family Survey: Opportunities and Obstacles to a Broad-Based Political Coalition for Families
February 6, 2025 | Daniel A. Cox and Brad Wilcox
Marriage: America’s Keystone Institution
January 10, 2025 | Brad Wilcox
Helping Parents to Help Kids: How to Reduce Addiction Among Families in the Child Welfare System
December 9, 2024 | Naomi Schaefer Riley and Sally Satel
Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I.
December 4, 2024 | Edward L. Glaeser et al.
The Risks of Nonprofit Local Journalism
November 10, 2024 | Howard Husock
Kevin Corinth: Addressing Social Capital Poverty in America
October 16, 2024 | Kevin Corinth
It’s time to face up to our social poverty problem
October 11, 2024 | Scott Winship, Kevin Corinth, and Thomas O'Rourke
The New “Old Girls Network” in the American Workplace
October 3, 2024 | Brent Orrell
Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life
September 25, 2024 | Daniel A. Cox and Sam Pressler
The Distribution of Social Capital across Individuals and its Relationship to Income
August 29, 2024 | Kevin Corinth, Scott Winship, and Thomas O'Rourke
Economic Opportunity and Social Mobility
June 18, 2024 | Scott Winship
The Social Workplace: A Compendium
June 11, 2024 | Brent Orrell
An Epidemic of Loneliness in the Age of Boundaries
June 7, 2024 | Timothy P. Carney