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Joanne Roberts, CFLE - RF Section Chair

News from the Religion and Family Life Section

By Joanne Roberts, Section Chair
February 01, 2012

The Religion and Family Life section is working on the strategic plan developed by the officers in January. We have several goals that we would like to pursue as we seek to promote the field of religion and family.

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2012 NCFR National Election Results

March 08, 2012

The NCFR membership has elected new national officers who will take office after the 2012 NCFR Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Joanne Roberts, CFLE - RF Section Chair

News from the Religion and Family Life Section

Joanne Roberts, RF Section Chair
January 03, 2012

Greetings from the Religion and Family Life Section! By the time you read this, our conference in Orlando will be over. The section had several impressive paper and poster presentations as well as an outstanding special session. At our business meeting two awards were presented. The first was the award for the S/NP Outstanding Paper. This was presented to Julie Zaloudek, University of Wisconsin-Stout. The second was the award for the Professional Outstanding Paper, which was presented to Karen Quek, Alliant International University.

Christina Bobesky
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Intergenerational cultural bonds: A look at Ukrainian-American families

by Christina M. Bobesky, M.S., doctoral student in Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University

Political and economic turmoil have challenged the stability of family life and national heritage in Ukraine for several decades. In an effort to highlight my Ukrainian roots and shed light on a unique group of White ethnics, I discuss intergenerational relationships, such as that of grandparent and grandchild, within the context of Ukrainian-American culture.