NCFR member Lis Maurer, CFLE (pictured) and her co-editor Rebecca Plante wrote "Doing Gender Diversity: Readings in Theory and Real-world Experience." This is a book review.
According to the U.S. Census latest update, the official poverty rate in 2008 was 13.2%-40 million Americans. Health care continues to be a major factor in the lives of the poor, with an estimated 45 million uninsured. Other aspects of poverty affect families in a myriad of sociological and developmental ways. The antecedents and the answers can be elusive. In this issue of NCFR Report, your colleagues share some research and commentary on this population.
Immigration and migration are creating major public policy discussions. They are also the basis for an important part of the family studies field. In this issue of NCFR Report, your colleagues share their research on immigrant and transnational families, their practice experience with these special populations.... and some personal journeys as well.
