W. Bradford Wilcox
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W. Bradford Wilcox is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia
, a member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University, and the director of the National Marriage Project
at the University of Virginia.
Wilcox has a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia
and a Ph.D. from Princeton University
. He held research fellowships at Princeton University and Yale University
before joining the faculty of the University of Virginia.
Wilcox has published numerous articles on marriage, fatherhood, parenting, and religion in such leading academic journals as The American Sociological Review, Social Forces
, and The Journal of Marriage and Family. He has also published articles in more popular venues, such as The Wall Street Journal
, The New York Times
, The Washington Post
, National Review
and The Weekly Standard
. His first book, Soft Patriarchs and New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands, was published by the University of Chicago Press
in 2004. His second book, Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, & Marriage among African Americans and Latinos, is under contract with Oxford University Press
. Wilcox is also the author of When Marriage Disappears: The Retreat from Marriage in Middle America
Wilcox’s research on marriage, as well as religion and family life, has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
, The Wall Street Journal
, The Washington Post
, USA Today
, Slate
, Huffington Post, National Review Online, National Public Radio, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, NBC’s Today Show, and numerous other media outlets.
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, a member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University, and the director of the National Marriage Project
The National Marriage Project
The National Marriage Project is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and interdisciplinary initiative located at the University of Virginia. The Project’s mission is to provide research and analysis on the health of marriage in America, to analyze the social and cultural forces shaping contemporary...
at the University of Virginia.
Wilcox has a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and a Ph.D. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He held research fellowships at Princeton University and Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
before joining the faculty of the University of Virginia.
Wilcox has published numerous articles on marriage, fatherhood, parenting, and religion in such leading academic journals as The American Sociological Review, Social Forces
Social Forces
Social Forces is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by the University of North Carolina Press...
, and The Journal of Marriage and Family. He has also published articles in more popular venues, such as The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, National Review
National Review
National Review is a biweekly magazine founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."Although the print version of the...
and The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year. Its founding publisher, News Corporation, debuted the title September 18, 1995. Currently edited by founder William Kristol and Fred Barnes, the Standard has been described as a "redoubt of...
. His first book, Soft Patriarchs and New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands, was published by the University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of...
in 2004. His second book, Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, & Marriage among African Americans and Latinos, is under contract with Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
. Wilcox is also the author of When Marriage Disappears: The Retreat from Marriage in Middle America
Wilcox’s research on marriage, as well as religion and family life, has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
, Huffington Post, National Review Online, National Public Radio, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, NBC’s Today Show, and numerous other media outlets.
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Articles & Publications
- Marriage Haves and Have-Nots from The New York Times
- Five Myths on Fathers and Family from National Review
- Sex and the Married American from The Washington Post
- Daddy Was Only a Donor from The Wall Street Journal
- The Generation That Can't Move On Up (with Andrew J. Cherlin) from The Wall Street Journal