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Adoption Plenary Session - Video Recording

New Worlds of Adoption: Growing Up in Complex Families

In recognition of November as National Adoption Month, Dr. Harold Grotevant will speak on “New Worlds of Adoption: Growing Up in Complex Families,” arguing that contemporary adoption requires that we expand our definition of family, and also necessitates developing theories and methods that will allow us to conduct credible research.

“Shared Fate” in Contemporary Multicultural Adoption Context

Dr. Leslie Hollingsworth addresses the applicability of “shared fate” theory (H. David Kirk) for strengthening contemporary multicultural adoptive families, including those in which domestic transracial, intercountry, and embryo adoptions occur.

Transnational Adoption

Dr. Sara Dorow will speak on “Transnational Adoption,” with particular attention to Chinese-North American adoptions.

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Aging and Kinship- Audio Recording

Overall Wellbeing of Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren in Southwest Virginia

Dr. Tammy Henderson, Associate Professor, CFLE, Oklahoma State University

Dr. Eboni Baugh, Assistant Professor, CFLE, University of Florida

The presenters will cover details of their study Overall Wellbeing of Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren in Southwest Virginia, with attention given to factors such as personal health, diet, and health care and related public policy issues.

Kinship Relations in Cross-Cultural Comparison

Dr. Bernard Nauck, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

Dr. Nauck will speak on Kinship Relations in Cross-Cultural Comparison and how the institutional structure of family and kinship systems have a stronger effect on kinship relationships than socio-structural factors or individual family-related attitudes.

Facilitator/Presider: Christine Price

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Contemporary Grounded Theory: A Dialogue With the Experts - Audio Recording

Kathy Charmaz is Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University. As developer of “constructive grounded theory,” she has integrated the classic grounded theory guidelines of Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss with methodological developments of the past forty years.

Adele Clarke is professor of sociology and history of health sciences at UCSF. Her book, Situational Analysis: Grounded Theory After the Postmodern Turn offers an extension of grounded theory method focused on mapping strategies.

Conveners/Facilitators/Presiders: Robert Milardo, Jennifer Hardesty, Ramona Faith Oswald

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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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Same-sex Marriage- Audio Recording

Same-Sex Marriage in Canada: A Triumph of Human Rights?

Hilary A. Rose, Ph.D. Marie-France Bureau, Ph.D. will give a presentation on the past (i.e., legal history), the present (i.e., current statistics), and the future (i.e., unresolved issues) with respect to samesex marriage in the Canadian context. Hilary Rose is Associate Professor, Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal.

Marie-France Bureau is assistant professor, Faculty of Law, University of Sherbrooke, family and persons law, focusing particularly on LGBT issues.

Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S.: A Triumph of Human Rights?

Gary J. Gates, Ph.D. will discuss the legal history of marriage and relationship rights in the U.S., talk about demographics of same-sex marriage (how many, broad demographic characteristics), and where he sees the marriage equality movement heading (including how current demographic characteristics of same-sex couples might be affecting that movement).

Dr. Gary J. Gates is the Williams Distinguished Scholar, Charles R. Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy Research Center, UCLA School of Law dedicated to the field of sexual orientation law and public policy.

Facilitator: Ramona Faith Oswald

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International Programs in Family Life Education - Audio Recording

Socio-Educative Approaches for Family Life Education in Brazil, Maria Lucia Afonso, Charles B. Hennon, Tina Carico, Lesley Ormiston, Gary W. Peterson

An Intergenerational Program in Taiwan—Go Go Village Sports Competition, Ju-Ping Lin Changes in the Greek Family: An Overview of Family Life Education Efforts and Services, Panayiota Courelli, Basilia Softas-Nall, Anna Pagoropoulou

Nigerian Women Amidst Cultural and Career Dictations; Need for Family Life Education, Awosika Bridiget Itunu, Cecilia Olarewaju The ELITE FLE Program in Taiwan, Theresa Nei-yuh Huang Facilitator/Moderator/Presider: Carol A. Darling

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Sexuality Issues Special Session - Audio Recording

Mapping Latina/o Sexualities Research in the United States

Dr. Marysol Ascencio, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, Human Development and Family Studies and Puerto Rican and Latino Studies A review of the complexities, challenges, and gaps in current research and scholarship. The Latina/o population is the largest minority group in the United States, but understanding is limited and often colored by simplistic or stereotypical images.

The Impact of Family Acceptance and Rejection on Risk and Well- Being for LGBT Youth

Caitlin Ryan, Ph.D., ACSW, Director of Adolescent Health Initiatives, Cesar E. Chavez Institute, San Francisco State University Little has been known about the role of families and caregivers in contributing to risk or well-being for LGBT adolescents and adults. Dr. Ryan will discuss new research from the Family Assistance Project on acceptance and rejection and a resulting family-related model of prevention and care.

Facilitator/Presider: Stephen Russell

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The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Families in the U.S. and Abroad - Audio Recording

Dr. Cynthia Gomez, Professor and Director of Health Equity Initiatives at San Francisco State University

Facilitator/Presider: Deborah Coehlo

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Whanau and Family in Aotearoa New Zealand: Bicultural Approaches to Family Research, Policy and Practice - Audio Recording

Like many indigenous peoples, the Maori of New Zealand are a tribal people, and at the heart of tribal life is the whanau, the extended family. Dr. Jan Pryor, Chief Families Commissioner of the New Zealand Families Commission, and Mr. Kim Workman (Ngati Kahungunu), a member of the Commission and retired government official, will discuss specific areas of policy and research and illustrate how cultural worldview determines the way in which research or policy development is undertaken and the cultural values that influence responses.

Facilitator/Presider: Paul R. Amato

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Religion and Families Special Session - Audio Recording

Diversity, Religion, and Pedagogy

Mary Ann Hollinger, Director of International Programs and Partnerships at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, will describe how social scientists have long been ambivalent, even wary, about incorporating religion into their teaching and research agendas. As a result, the influence of various world religions on the lives of families, communities and nations is often either trivialized or ignored altogether. This presentation will consider the benefit of infusing religious themes throughout the family science curriculum. It will begin with a brief overview of tensions and competing views of religion in the American academy. This will be followed by an illustrated discussion of religion as a theoretical paradigm, research variable, unit of analysis and curricular component.

How Faith Works and Why Religion Matters to Diverse Religious Couples and Families

Presented from both a research and a pedagogical focus. David Dollahite, Brigham Young University, will report on research related to How Faith Works and Why Religion Matters to Diverse Religious Couples.

Facilitator/Presider: Michelle Knights