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http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/mdg/the-millennium-development-goals-report-2015.html
The United Nations' Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 reflects on efforts since the year 2000 to achieve eight anti-poverty goals around the world.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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http://assignmentlibrary.org/assignments/559c3e59afed17c65f000005
by Amanda E. Barnett, Ph.D. and Julie A. Zaloudek, Ph.D.
An assignment created by NCFR members Amanda Barnett and Julie Zaloudek to engage undergraduates in identifying causes of & developing solutions to reduce poverty.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Professional Ethics and Practice
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http://sowf.men-care.org/
A report and video by the MenCare fatherhood campaign presents a global view of the state of men's contributiosn to parenting and caregiving.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1498512925
by Gary R. Lee
This book documents and explains the remarkable decline in the American marriage rate that began about 1970.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw23a4qJsEE
In this TEDx Tallahassee talk, NCFR member Mary Kay Keller explores why fathers have been left out and how they can regain connection with their newborns.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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Research Brief
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db204.htm
This June 2015 brief examines nonmarital first births reported by fathers aged 15-44.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Research
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http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/05/21/family-support-in-graying-societies/
This 2015 report by the Pew Research Center aims at understanding intergenerational relations in three countries that are undergoing rapid aging.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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/news/zippy-weekly-videos/inside-resilient-children
Ann S. Masten, Ph.D., an expert in competence, risk, and resilience in development, is one of the planned plenary speakers for the 2015 NCFR Annual Conference.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/05/07/childlessness-falls-family-size-grows-among-highly-educated-women/
This May 2015 report by the Pew Research Center describes childlessness and completed family size among U.S. women near the end of their childbearing years.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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/news/zippy-weekly-videos/thinking-about-mental-health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Mental Health America has created this video as a basic "explainer" about mental health.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Health
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/millennial-childbearing-and-recession
Between 2007 and 2012, birth rates among twenty-something women declined more than 15 percent.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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http://progress.unwomen.org/en/2015/
Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights
This flagship report from UN Women provides the key elements of a policy agenda that can transform economies and make women's rights a reality.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1469622548
by Toby L. Parcel & Andrew J Taylor
One of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas added more than a quarter million new residents during the first decade of this century.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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http://ivmf.syracuse.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Holland-2014-IVMF-Research-Brief.pdf
This 2014 brief by the Syracuse University offers implications for practice, policy, and future research on military sexual assault training.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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http://www.journalofjuvjustice.org/index.html
The Journal of Juvenile Justice is a semi-annual, peer-reviewed journal available free online.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Research
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http://www.frpn.org/asset/frpn-research-brief-self-reported-personal-challenges-fathers-in-responsible-fatherhood
This 2015 brief from the Fatherhood Research & Practice Network reviews findings on the self-reported challenges of fathers in responsible fatherhood programs.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Interpersonal Relationships
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/news/zippy-weekly-videos/iraq-yazidi-women-under-attack
Women in Iraq tell the heartwrenching stories of abuse and violence they and their children experienced at the hands of militants who kidnapped them.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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http://www.coface-eu.org/en/
This 2015 policy document applies a systematic approach to the challenges of and possible solutions to reconciling work and family life in Europe.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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/news/zippy-weekly-videos/what
A lot of curious kids like to ask questions. Sometimes, a lot of questions. Sometimes, the same question over and over.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738065994
by Victor Harris, Alena Johnson, Kaelin Olson
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http://www.aecf.org/resources/measuring-access-to-opportunity-in-the-united-states/
This data snapshot illustrates how outdated methods measuring poverty in the U.S. give an inaccurate picture of how families are faring.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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/news/zippy-weekly-videos/zeppelin-xylophones
So you've never heard kids play Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" on xylophones? Let's fix that.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9463000127
by Marsiglio, William and Siler-Marsiglio, Kendra
A work of speculative fiction informed by social science and biomedical perspectives.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Research Brief
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9817.html
This 2015 RAND research brief addresses the annual price tag of informal caregiving for the elderly in the United States.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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