News and Notes

November 2013

Welcome

The National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR), established in 2007 at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), welcomes you to our monthly electronic newsletter News and Notes.

News and Notes aims to inform you about the activities of the NCFMR. We will update you on current research findings and trends, announce training opportunities, and provide registration details for upcoming conferences and workshops.

Variation in Children's Family Structure

NCFMR research finds a wide variation in the share of children living with two married biological parents. Approximately 59% of these children reside in half of the U.S.' states. Children living with two married biological parents comprise the largest share in the Western region (top 25%), while children residing in the Southern region comprise the smallest share (bottom 25%).

Geographic Variation in the Percentage of Children Living with Two Married Biological Parents, 2013

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011

Children's Family Structure, 2013 (FP-13-19)

What's New at the NCFMR...

Family Profiles

Original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal of providing the latest analysis of U.S. families.

Children's Family Structure, 2013 (FP-13-19)

Working Papers

A series of working papers written by faculty affiliates, researchers, and advanced graduate students examining family structure topics of interest to family scholars, policy makers, and practitioners.

Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown, & Krista K. Payne

Two Decades of Stability and Change in Age at First Union Formation (WP-13-06)

Forthcoming in Journal of Marriage and Family

If you have written a paper addressing a family issue that aligns with our mission statement and would like for us to consider adding it to the NCFMR Working Paper Series, we welcome submissions for consideration and possible inclusion. You may electronically submit your working papers to ncfmr@bgsu.edu.

NCFMR in the News

For a full list of NCFMR in the News items and for media links to each item, visit NCFMR in the News.

Manning Leads Amicus Briefs Supporting Lawsuits to Overturn Gay Marriage Bans

Gray Divorce

Just Released

Alfred DeMaris

Burning the Candle at Both Ends: Extramarital Sex as a Precursor of Marital Disruption

Kristi Palmer

Professor K's Top Ten Ways to Have a Happy Marriage!

Bahira Sherif Trask

Women, Work, and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities

Upcoming Events

December 2013

Calls for Special Issues/Sections -- Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
The Motivational Foundations of Prosocial Behavior: A Developmental Perspective
Date Due: December 1

Link to SRCD

2013 Minnesota Council on Family Relations (MCFR) Annual Fall Conference
Promoting Civility
Date: December 6

Link to MCFR

Webinar -- National Conference on Family Relations (NCFR)
Parenting in and Overindulgent World: Up to date Research on Overindulgence for Family Life Educators
Date: December 12
Link to NCFR

Call for Applications -- Population Association of America
Science and Technology Fellowship Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date Due: December 15

Link to AAAS

January 2014

Call for Papers -- Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC)
Perspectives on Time Use in the U.S.
Date Due: January 15

Link to MPRC Conference Call for Papers

Call for Posters -- University of Michigan & National Institutes of Health

Complex Systems, Health Disparities & Population Health: Building Bridges

Date Due: January 15

Link to Conference Details

Call for Papers -- Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research 2014
Family and Health: Evolving Needs, Responsibilities, and Experiences
Date Due: January 20

Link to NCFR

Call for Proposal & Abstract -- International Teacher Education Conference (ITEC)

Abstract Due: January 29

Full Paper Due: January 30

Conference Registration Due: January 30

Link to ITEC

Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA) 2014 Winter Legislative Conference
Dates: January 29-31
Link to OACAA

Call for Papers/Proposals/Abstracts/Submissions -- Hawaii University International Conferences (HUIC)
Date Due: January 31
Link to HUIC

February 2014

Call for Proposals -- 2014 Groves Conference

Fracking and Families
Date Due: February 1

Link to Groves Conference on Marriage and Family

International Teacher Education Conference (ITEC)

Dates: February 5-7

Link to ITEC

Fathers & Families Coalition of America 15th Annual National Conference
Turning the Hearts of Fathers
Dates: February 11-14
Link to Fathers and Families Coalition of America

26th Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC)

Dates: February 10-11

Link to EQRC Net

Conference on Complex Systems, Health Disparities & Population Health: Building Bridges

Dates: February 24-25

Link to Conference Details

NCFMR Web Links

NCFMR Team

Co-Directors

Dr. Susan L. Brown

Dr. Wendy D. Manning

Social Science Data Analysts

Dr. Krista Payne

Hsueh-Sheng Wu

Technical Writer

Lesley Wadsworth

Graduate Research Assistants

Esther Lamidi

Bart Stykes

Internal Advisory Committee

BGSU Research Affiliates

This project is supported with assistance from Bowling Green State University. From 2007 to 2013 support was also provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of any agency of the state or federal government.

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