The Alliance of Military and Veteran Family Behavioral Health Providers - "Alliance" is a network of more than 600 providers and advocates from DoD agencies, the Services, the Department of Veteran Affairs, other federal agencies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and community advocates. This resource guide provides information on Department of Defense Policies, topic specific information related to domestic violence issues and prevention, and International and National Organizations and Resources (including NCFR).
In the past decade, policymakers and researchers have become increasingly interested in social programs that promote and support healthy marriages. A growing body of research evidence suggests that marriage has benefits for families and children, including improved economic well-being and mental health, and that children raised in two-parent families perform better in school and have more positive developmental outcomes than children from single-parent families (Amato and Booth 1997; McLanahan and Sandefur 1994; Waite and Gallagher2000; Wood et al. 2007). Inspired in part by these potential benefits of marriage, a wide range of programs have been developed to encourage and support healthy marriages (Dion 2005).
Generally, spending more time on the job is associated with an increase in work-spouse conflict which, in turn, is associated with less marital satisfaction. This is especially so when people are working more hours than they desire. People report increased conflict when they are working more hours than their spouses would prefer. Still, research findings on the effects of increased work hours are mixed. So it may be important to consider whether it is husbands' or wives' work hours that is at issue to understand the relationship between increased work hours and marriage. Also, differences in findings may reflect differences in approaches taken in studies.
Karen Guzzo
Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2003
Karen Benjamin Guzzo received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina in 2003 and did postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania. She joined the faculty at Bowling Green in fall 2011. Trained as a family demographer and sociologist, most of her work examines what are considered "nontraditional" family behaviors. One line of research examines unintended fertility, looking at trends over time as well as the antecedents and consequences of unplanned births. A related line of work looks at nonmarital childbearing and multipartnered fertility, where individuals have children by different partners. Dr. Guzzo also studies trends in cohabitation, which has become increasingly common in the United States but decreasingly likely to lead to marriage even as more cohabiting couples are raising children. Finally, she is interested in parenting attitudes and behaviors, particularly among fathers.
Provides demographic and geographic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children for all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
A family oriented book published especially for families, friends, and others interested in understanding and learning about transgender persons. The first edition sold out; this is the expanded second edition, published in 2003. It deals with all ages and types of transgender people, and is an ideal first book for families who want to understand.
An online learning module, with presentation and supporting handouts and resource, that provides context on LGBT relationships and parenting that will help clinicians better know and care for their LGBT patients. Topics include demographics of LGBT couples and families, relationship challenges, legal issues, communication tips, options for becoming parents, and research on children of LGBT parents.
CBC Television's hit sitcom LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE is the internationally-acclaimed comedy about Muslims and Christians attempting to live in harmony with each other in the small town of Mercy. And they are about to learn that it isn't as easy as they thought. It is an enjoyable weekly comedy looking at the trials and tribulations of interfaith communications and the amusing aspects of "living Islam" with other Muslims and non-Muslims within a family, through friendship or in a small Winnipeg community.
