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Thomas B. Holman, RT Section Chair

Research and Theory Section News

By Tom Holman, Section Chair
February 01, 2012

Not only will NCFR in Phoenix this year provide opportunities for great Mexican and Southwest dining, but also an opportunity to learn, connect, and network. And for those of us from northern climes, the warm desert sun will also be much appreciated!

I Voted
from NCFR Elections Process

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.

Thomas B. Holman, RT Section Chair

Research and Theory Section News

Thomas Holman, Chair
January 03, 2012

Greetings from the Research and Theory Section! I hope you all had a very stimulating time at the 2011 NCFR Annual Conference in Orlando. Thanks to the efforts of the NCFR staff as well as all of the conference presenters and supporters, I think the conference was a great success. In this article, I describe several efforts that are underway for 2012.

 

Gary Gates, Williams Distinguished Scholar, Williams Institute, UCLA School o
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Family formation and raising children among same-sex couples

by Gary Gates, Williams Distinguished Scholar, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law

U.S. Census Bureau data suggests that the demographic characteristics of same-sex couples raising children are substantially more diverse than the predominant subjects of scholarly research and media images of lesbian and gay parenting.

Melissa J. Hodges photo
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Melissa J. Hodges wins presitgious research award

2011 Reuben Hill Award
November 08, 2011

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has conferred its organization's prestigious Reuben Hill Award to Michelle J. Budig and Melissa J. Hodges, both of the Sociology Department at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Their article, "Differences in disadvantage: Variation in the motherhood penalty across white women's earnings distribution," was published in the October 2010 issue of American Sociological Review.

Michelle J. Budig
from Press Room News

Michelle J. Budig wins prestigious research award

2011 Reuben Hill Award
November 08, 2011

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has conferred its organization's prestigious Reuben Hill Award to Michelle J. Budig and Melissa J. Hodges, both of the Sociology Department at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Their article, "Differences in disadvantage: Variation in the motherhood penalty across white women's earnings distribution," was published in the October 2010 issue of American Sociological Review

Judith Seltzer
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Intergenerational relationships: New questions call for new data

by Judith A. Seltzer, Professor, Department of Sociology and California Center for Population Research, UCLA. seltzerj@ucla.edu

I believe that we need new U.S. data to answer the following questions: When do parents and adult children help each other? Why do they help? How do they help? And what difference do intergenerational ties make for individual family members?

Ingrid Arnet Connidis, Ph.D., the University of Western Ontario
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Reflections on intergenerational relations

by Ingrid Arnet Connidis, Ph.D., the University of Western Ontario

Occasionally a concept comes along that resonates with the research community. A recent example is the idea of ambivalence. Despite some reservations, an impressive array of studies has used ambivalence in creative and thoughtful ways to enhance our understanding of intergenerational relations.

Child Trends
from NCFR News

Child Trends

What works for early language and literacy development?
August 02, 2011

Child Trends has just released a Fact Sheet on What Works for Early Language and Literacy Development: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Intervention Strategies.

Michael P. Johnson
from Family Focus on Child Abuse and Neglect

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse: What Is the Connection—Do We Know?

By Michael P. Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus, Penn State University

One of NCFR's leading scholars on domestic violence examines the link between Intimate Partner Violence and child abuse.