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.
Presenters discuss Links Between Reasons for Cohabitation and Relational Outcomes ; Attachment and Relational Quality for Unmarried, Pregnant Cohabitors ; Searching for Stability: Cohabitation and Coparenting in Unmarried Couples ; “Stayover Couples”: Are They a Unique Couple Type?
Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research (CPFR) is seeking manuscript submissions for its 2013 volume on the theme of ‘Visions of the 21st Century Family: Transforming Structures and Identities.'
The National Center for Family and Marriage Research announces the release of their 2011 research conference full report Counting Couples, Counting Families.
A candid and thoughtful conversation about families and family life. This text combines the personal touch and scholarly expertise of an outstanding teacher to explore the ways that family members and intimate partners interact, and how families adapt to stresses, changes and everyday challenges. We are all a product of our families of origin. How that influences who we are and who we become is a central theme woven throughout Family Life Now. This book follows the Family Life Education framework to examine marriages, families, and intimate relationships. Throughout the text, theories from the fields of sociology, family studies, psychology, lifespan human development, and other social sciences are integrated so that they can be applied to real life situations. The text also presents enough biological science to explain some of the physical realities of who we are and why we behave as we do.
Video of Scott Stanley, Ph.D., presenting a talk on Sliding Versus Deciding. How New "Romantic" Paradigms Undermine Success at the University of Denver. 53 minutes, 45 seconds
