Stories by Amy DePaul
Amy DePaul is a writer and college instructor who lives in Irvine, Calif. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post and many other newspapers.
Why do Americans have such contradictory impulses when it comes to wedlock?
Posted on Sep 14, 2009, Source: Bookslut
Social conservatives scored a victory when the Obama Administration decided to keep a Bush program promoting marriage.
Posted on Jun 1, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Author Nancy Polikoff discusses how to change the law so that all families get the legal protections of marriage.
Posted on Jan 15, 2009, Source: Bookslut
Advocates of assisted marriage say it maintains tradition. Critics point to gender inequities and an unhealthy preoccupation with ethnic purity.
Posted on Aug 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Why an increasing number of 20-somethings are rolling the dice and getting pregnant.
Posted on Sep 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The Bush administration's point man for conservative -- and often morality-driven -- social policy, such as abstinence-only sex education, has resigned. But only time will tell whether his programs remain federal policy.
Posted on May 31, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Born-again virginity has been repeatedly debunked. Why, then, do so many continue to embrace the chastity pledge?
Posted on Mar 20, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The Bush Administration's new initiative to improve fatherhood in America raises questions about how best to strengthen families: by encouraging parenting skills or by promoting marriage?
Posted on Jan 31, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Unlike their Iranian-born parents, Persian-American women are not longing for a lost homeland. But they still feel torn between cultures.
Posted on May 18, 2006, Source: WireTap
Unions are encouraging America's huge (and hugely underpaid) child-care work force to fight for a living wage.
Posted on May 15, 2006, Source: AlterNet
A look into the conflicted inner lives of young women who appear to kick ass everywhere -- in school and on the soccer field -- while secretly struggling with self-worth.
Posted on Mar 28, 2006, Source: WireTap
The Republicans' new set of welfare reforms emphasize fatherhood in the context of marriage -- at the expense of economic issues.
Posted on Jun 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet
A former Naval Academy instructor talks about the little-known experiences of female soldiers in Iraq and the U.S. military, from serving in combat to interrogating captives.
Posted on May 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Congress is expected to pass reforms to make it tougher for single mothers receiving welfare to gain access to job skills or higher education. It's all part of the work-first philosophy that puts jobs ahead of economic sustainability.
Posted on Apr 7, 2005, Source: AlterNet
