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Research & Theory

The Research and Theory Section facilitates research and theory activities in all content areas related to marriage and the family. Two awards are sponsored: Ernest Burgess Award recognizing a distinguished career in family research and theory, and the Reuben Hill Award for the outstanding research article in a family journal. Focus Groups: Men in Families, Families & Technology, and Qualitative Family Research Network.

Thomas B. Holman, Chair (2013)

Research & Theory Section News

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Section Officers

Section Awards

The Research & Theory Section sponsors the Ernest W. Burgess Award, the Reuben Hill Award and the Best Abstract by a Student/New Professional Award. The Men in Families Focus Group sponsors the Best New Professional Research Article Award. The Qualitative Family Research Network Focus Group sponsors the Anselm Strauss Award for Qualitative Family Research.

Focus Groups

A Focus Group consists of a set of NCFR members with a specific family life interest that is related to an existing NCFR Section, but that is not the sole focus of that Section.

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Section Governance

The bylaws of the National Council on Family Relations shall govern the Research & Theory Section in all of its practices. The bylaws of this section shall not conflict with the bylaws of the National Council on Family Relations.