Opening Plenary Session - Official Conference Opening
Presider: Leanor Boulin Johnson, 2011 Program Chair
Dr. Frank Furstenberg, Jr., will address the question of how families are shaped by varying economic contexts both in the U.S. and in comparative perspective, including a review of past and ongoing research that examines how family form and function responds to economic conditions. This will lead to a larger discussion of the role of public policy in strengthening families and the well-being of children and youth. The plenary will be followed by a discussion period with Dr. Furstenberg.
Family Resource Management unlocks the complexity of family decision making for students, enabling them to grasp both the concepts and the underlying explanations of family behavior. Authors Tami James Moore and Sylvia M. Asay have provided a strong theoretical base to facilitate both understanding and retention and have organized the text to parallel the decision-making process employed by professionals. As a result, it includes sections on introducing the study of family resource management, identifying family needs, understanding resources available to families in differing socioeconomic circumstances, evaluating alternatives and making choices, and implementing and evaluating decisions.
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