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Cohabitation Plenary Session - Video Recording

Two leading scholars will offer a plenary on cohabitation. Dr. Scott Stanley, Research Professor, Department of Psychology, and Co-Director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver, will discuss risk and findings from an ongoing longitudinal study in his presentation. Dr. Pamela Smock, Professor of Sociology and Research Professor in the Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, will cite recent evidence from social science research and examine the meanings of cohabitation in the United States as they vary by social class, gender, and race/ethnicity.

from 2009 NCFR Conference Recordings

The Marriage-Go-Round: Partnership Turnover in the U.S. and Other Western Countries - Video Recording

Andrew J. Cherlin, Ph.D., Griswold Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University

Americans today marry more repeatedly and have more live-in partners than people in any other Western country. American children, more than any others, must cope with the frequent and often disruptive comings and goings of parents and parents’ partners. Dr. Cherlin will compare U.S. data with that from other countries; discuss the roots of this distinctive pattern; review the strength and limitations of the evidence of the effects on children; and discuss the implications for family policy.

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The Effects of Relationship/Marriage Education on Youth and Nonmarried Adults- Audio Recording

Building a Model of Relationships Education for Youth, Jennifer Kerpelman, Joe Pittman, Francesca Adler-Baeder

Premarital Education in Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Steven M. Graham, Nathaniel M. Lambert, Kay Pasley, Frank Fincham

Remarriage and Stepfamily Education With Non-married Adults, Brian Higginbotham, Linda Skogrand

Examining Marital Status as a Moderator of Relationship Education With Non-married Adults, Francesca Adler-Baeder, Angela Bradford, Christiana Russell, Scott Ketring, Tom Smith

The Impact of PREPARE on Engaged Couples' Behaviors, Attitudes and Relationship Quality, Ted G. Futris, Tiffiany M. Aholou, Desiree M. Seponski

Discussant: Jeffry Larson

Co-chairs: Francesca Adler-Bader, Ted Futris

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Military Families: Defining, Assessing and Building Resilience - Audio Recording

Military Families: Defining, Assessing and Building Resilience

  • Dr. Shelley MacDermid, CFLE, Purdue University
  • Dr. Dennis Orthner, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Dr. Gary Bowen, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

This session is designed to increase understanding of factors that contribute to resilience in military families, how that can inform intervention/prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of the Essential Life Skills for Military Families program.

Chair: Dennis K. Orthner

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Couple and Family Research Using Secondary Data - Audio Recording

This is a workshop for family researchers interested in using secondary data to examine couple and family relationships. Dr. Elizabeth Cooksey of The Ohio State University will discuss the National Longitudinal Surveys data. Dr. Sarah Meadows of the RAND corporation will discuss the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Dataset. Dr. Gary Gates of the Williams Institute at UCLA will discuss How to Find GLBT Couples and Families in Secondary Data Sources.

Facilitators/Presiders: Cassandra Dorius, Karina Shreffler

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Relationship Dissolution and Divorce- Audio Recording

Research on Relationship Dissolution: A Brief Overview, Paul R. Amato

Signs the End is Near: Causes of Relationship Breakups in Young Adults, Kay Pasley, Amber Vennum How Divorced Parents Manage Co-parental Relationships and Make Decisions About Their Children, Lawrence Ganong After the Divorce: How do Women Cope? Marilyn Coleman Theoretical Developments Related to Variability in Responses to Divorce, Mark A. Fine, David Demo

Discussant/Chair: Paul R. Amato

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Ethics: the problem with putting people on pedestals

by Nancy Gonzalez, CFLE
Posted by Nancy Gonzalez | February 09, 2011

I have this tendency to create heroes for myself and, occasionally, I end up with regret. A few of my people have fallen off their pedestals. 

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from Upcoming Affiliate Conferences and Events

Oklahoma Council on Family Relations Annual Conference

"The Modern Family: Risk & Resilience"
March 25, 2011
North Hall Conference Center, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa
Rosemary Blieszner

Rosemary Blieszner

Professor, Virginia Tech
Ph.D., Penn State University, 1982
Specialty Areas: 
  • Adult Development & Aging
  • Family Relationships
  • Gerontology
  • Older Adults
  • Spirituality

Rosemary Blieszner received her Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University in Human Development–Family Studies with a major concentration in adult development and aging and a minor in sociology/social psychology. Her research has been supported by NIH and several foundations. She has published four books, with two more under contract, as well as nearly 100 book chapters and research articles in gerontology, family studies, psychology, sociology, and personal relationships journals. In 1997-98 she received the university’s Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence, in 2000 she received the Alumni Recognition Award from the College of Health and Human Development at The Pennsylvania State University, and in 2002 she was named Alumni Distinguished Professor, a position held by 10 faculty members at the university. She currently serves as editor of Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.

Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies
from Featured Journal Articles

Wives as the New Breadwinners

Women Entering Workforce When Husbands Become Unemployed During the "Great Recession"
September 14, 2010

During the recent recession in the United States, many industries suffered significant layoffs, leaving individuals and families to revise their spending and rethink income opportunities. Many wives are increasingly becoming primary breadwinners or entering the labor market. A new article in Family Relations tests "the added worker" theory, which suggests wives who are not working may seek work as a substitute for husband's labor if he becomes unemployed, and finds that during a time of economic downturn wives are more likely to enter the labor force when their husbands stop working.