Part of our preparation for NCFR's 75th anniversary conference in 2013 will be the unveiling of the NCFR History project. One of our staff members called my attention to one of the conference panelists from the very first conference in 1938 and showed me an online book of his (scary) ideas. If I hadn't seen some of his work in print, I would have never believed it.
A short review of "The Marriage Go-Round," a book by Andrew Cherlin.
Creator
Nancy Gonzalez, CFLE
Date
July 16, 2009
Identifier
oh-and-i-oiled-it-so-faithfully
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Title
NCFR's Book Club--get involved!
Description
Does getting involved in a book group sound interesting to you? NCFR has a Book Club that meets by conference call twice per year. Watch Zippy News for details!
New NCFR book club is on! Over the summer, we are going to be reading NCFR member Richard Settersten's new book, Not Quite Adults: Why Twenty Somethings are choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood and Why it's Good for Everyone.
Just when you think you've seen everything -- zombie preparedness?
Description
A stunning and extraordinary event occurred at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a few days ago. Their social media gurus launched a bizarre campaign to prepare for a Zombie Apocalypse. I am not making this up.
The "Good Divorce," relationship dissolution and child well-being
Description
One of the most highly-researched and controversial areas of family studies is that of divorce and relationship dissolution. This situation is especially important where child well-being is concerned. A fabulous new issue of our scholarly journal, Family Relations, has a special issue on this topic for December 2011.
A review about a new book which informs families the link between parenting and academic success for children. The author is NCFR member, Stephen Gavazzi (pictured).