While some predicted that lockdowns in the US might lead to a baby boom, the reality is that COVID-19 seems to be impacting demographics more like a disaster or a recession than a snowstorm. Sociologist Dr. Philip Cohen talks with Stephanie Desmon about the pandemic's effects on babies, marriages, and divorces, some unique methods of predicting trends, and the likely demographic effects of a situation that's "exacerbating every kind of inequality we see."
KEYWORDS: health equity; community mental health; birthrate
