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Michael Rosenfeld

Professor of Sociology, Stanford University

Topics of expertise
  • Divorce, Couples Conflict, & Separation
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life
  • LGBTQ Partnering & Families
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Marriage, Cohabitation, & Committed Relationships
  • Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood
  • Singles & Dating

Email: mrosenfe@stanford.edu

Michael Rosenfeld is a social demographer who studies mating and dating, and the Internet’s effect on society. He studies family history and family law, especially as they relate to same-sex couples and their children. He is the author of many articles and the book The Age of Independence: Interracial Unions, Same-Sex Unions, and the Changing American Family. 

Last Updated: 12/15/25