Andrew Cherlin, NCFR Fellow and noted sociologist and demographer, discusses his areas of expertise; marriage, cohabitation, and societal trends in family formation including “The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage,” the name he coined for these trends.
A PDF of the 2012 "The State of Our Unions" report from The National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia together with the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values.
Reviewed by Professor Richard Glotzer, Ph.D., CFLE
Sociologists George Yancey and Richard Lewis remind readers that the American context is evolving both demographically and interpersonally. Interracial Families explores attraction, dating and family formation in an emerging environment that is less socially bounded and retaliatory about personal choices than even in the recent past.
A family studies graduate student at California State University, Northridge is seeking subjects to serve as respondents to a survey on online daters and their online dating experiences.
Looking Towards Adulthood: "Thoughtful Planning using Today's Interventions"
March 01, 2013
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nationally recognized speakers wiill discuss evidence-based strategies to support children and adolescents with ASD as they learn and grow into adults with ASD.
The human/animal bond is the frequent subject of our Zippy videos. Add the keyword, “adorable.” The message? A true friend is someone who will stand by you and wait while you jump in life’s puddles! Enjoy!
The symposium features the work of three research groups dedicated to the study of sibling relationships and the contexts in which these relationships are embedded. Collectively, these papers draw on ecological and sociocultural frameworks to represent diverse family, culture, and community contexts, and combine longitudinal and cross-sectional data from multiple family members to extend research on sibling processes in new directions.
