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U.S. Census Bureau projects slower-growing, older, more diverse nation by 2060

February 04, 2013

The U.S. population will be considerably older and more racially and ethnically diverse by 2060, according to projections recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Linking Gerontology & Geriatrics

Quality Care: Falls, Safety, and Overall Well-being
March 08, 2013
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, Oklahoma

Presenters focus on a broad array of health topics and ethical matters.

Linking Gerontology & Geriatrics

Grandparents and Grandchildren: Intergenerational Concerns
March 07, 2013
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, Oklahoma

The conference focuses on grandparents and intergenerational matters

Oklahoma State University

Linking Gerontology and Geriatrics conference

March 07, 2013 - March 08, 2013
Stillwater, Oklahoma

March 7 will cover Grandparents and Granchildren: International Concerns and on March 8, the topic is Quality Care: Falls Safety & Overall Well-being.

Sara Honn Qualls

Sara Honn Qualls talks about demographic shifts to come

Plenary speaker Sara Honn Qualls, an expert on Aging and Gerontology, walks her audience through the demographic shifts to come and how the global trend of beanpole fertility will profoundly affect the demands on families, who are still the primary providers of elder care throughout the world.

Call for papers — Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research

December 10, 2012

The 2013 volume of CPFR will focus on the theme of Visions of the 21st Century Family: Transforming Structures and Identities

The Accordion Family

The NCFR Book Club is back!

January 29, 2013

The next book club selection is The Accordion Family: Boomerang Kids, Anxious Parents and the Private Toll of Global Competition by Johns Hopkins sociologist Katherine S. Newman, who will participate in a book discussion with readers.