Christina J. Cross

Looking forward to joining @isi-munich.bsky.social in Munich for a conversation about INHERITED INEQUALITY!

Thanks for having me, @jean23bean.bsky.social! It was a lovely visit to @cunygcsociology.bsky.social!

Thanks @christinajcross.bsky.social for an excellent talk! @cunygcsociology.bsky.social @bfoxwilliams.bsky.social

Excited to welcome @christinajcross.bsky.social to @cunygcsociology.bsky.social on Friday, December 5th for her colloquium, Inherited Inequality:

@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

www.gc.cuny.edu/events/inher...

Many thanks to Amanda Lewis & Eduardo Bonilla-Silva for all their hard work in editing the special issue that this paper is a part of. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to check out the full issue!

I found that once barriers to entry were taken into account, family structure explained only a small fraction of the racial gap in young adult outcomes. When we ignore barriers to marriage, we overestimate family structure’s role in maintaining racial inequality.

Are lower rates of two-parent families among African Americans the reason they have lower life outcomes than white Americans? Or do the barriers to living in a two-parent family (e.g., mass incarceration) also explain their more limited life opportunities?

It’s really hard to get married and stay married when you’ve been imprisoned, and/or struggle to earn a living wage. These same barriers also limit your chances of getting ahead more generally.

African Americans’ lower rates of two-parent families are often viewed as a root cause of the disadvantages they face. What’s often overlooked are the barriers—like mass incarceration and limited job opportunities—that make it harder for them to form two-parent families in the first place.

Through the looking glass: reexamining family structure’s contribution to racial inequality in life chances Black–white differences in rates of marriage, two-parent families, and single parenthood have long been regarded as a fundamental cause of U.S. racial inequality. Nonetheless, this perspective over...

My latest article was recently published in Ethnic & Racial Studies. A 🧵:

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9WABN...

The state of the pronatalist movement The pronatalist movement, which claims to be rectifying what some of its members describe as the likely collapse of civilization due to population decline.

I spoke w/ @npr.org's Here & Now about pronatalism. The conversation about low birth rates is really about creating a moral panic. Once folks are convinced that low rates cause major problems that can *only* be addressed through raising rates, it opens to door to all sorts of regressive policies.

Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed | Harvard Magazine Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.

Thrilled to see INHERITED INEQUALITY featured in Harvard Magazine’s recent issue. Click the link below to read a truly excellent synopsis of my findings:

www.harvardmagazine.com/social-scien...

@christinajcross.bsky.social It was such a highlight to have you back at the Harvard Pop Center!

My paper is part of a special issue on mechanisms of racism, guest edited by Amanda Lewis and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, for ERS. Here’s their introduction to the issue: www.tandfonline.com/doi/permissi...

It was a joy being back in Boston for a conversation about INHERITED INEQUALITY. Many thanks to @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social for hosting me, to Mary Waters for being such an awesome discussant, & to my colleagues & students for all their support. Until next time!

CPC Annual Report | Carolina Population Center

I'm immensely proud of the work done by the faculty, staff, and students of @uncpopcenter.bsky.social. Learn more about the excellent population science work being done at the Carolina Population Center - and the amazing people behind it - in our new report.

Why Black Families Fall Through the Safety Net For most of the last 20 years, policymakers and researchers have stressed the importance of a two-parent home for children’s success. New research complicates conventional wisdom.

Why do Black kids in nuclear families struggle to succeed while white kids in these families flourish?

What do these inequalities tell us about the power & limits of the two-parent family?

Check out my new piece in @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy to learn more www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...

Would you open the door to men who approached you like this?

No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko​ YouTube video by Kidzuko

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹

This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨

Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
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The Backlash to Cardi B's Pregnancy Is Rooted in Old, Racist Ideas Online critics who lashed out at Cardi B's pregnancy announcement were echoing old, racist stereotypes about broken families and single mothers

Pop culture portrayals of Black families have shaped how Americans view racial inequality for decades. It’s an honor to see my book make its way into the cultural mainstream in this @rollingstone.com feature essay:

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The Backlash to Cardi B's Pregnancy Is Rooted in Old, Racist Ideas Online critics who lashed out at Cardi B's pregnancy announcement were echoing old, racist stereotypes about broken families and single mothers

Kudos to this journalist for talking to actual scholars, like @docthoughts.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social who have spent years studying Black families, to bring some much needed insight.

Yesterday I did my first national radio interview for INHERITED INEQUALITY at a network that is near and dear to my heart, NPR ♥️. Click the link below to listen in:

www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Had a great interview with the Harvard Gazette about my new book, INHERITED INEQUALITY, & its connection to culture & policy: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Looking forward to this conversation with KQED Forum/NPR San Francisco! Tune in tomorrow at 9am PST/12pm EST

It was a pleasure speaking with senior policy correspondent @rachelbooth.bsky.social from @vox.com about my new book—and what my research means for debates about family structure & racial inequality. Read about our wide-ranging discussion below:

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"And so when we’re thinking about how important these resources are for improving child outcomes, we need to remember that if we don’t have equal inputs, we cannot expect equal outcomes."

A good interview between @rcobooth.bsky.social and @christinajcross.bsky.social. Read on.

Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

Trump administration cancels annual hunger survey

The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’

Thank you, Ani!

Thank you, @trevondlogan.bsky.social! Appreciate your engagement with my work!

Thank you!