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Council on Contemporary Families 2011 Media Awards

for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues

The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) announces the opening of nominations for its Tenth Annual Media Awards competition. We honor outstanding journalism that contributes to the public understanding of contemporary family issues, in particular the story behind the story: how diverse families are coping with social and economic change; what they need to flourish; and how these needs can best be met.

The Council will present two awards for outstanding coverage of family issues during 2011:

· one for journalism in text form (print- or web-based); and

· one for broadcast journalism (audio or video)

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 22, 2011
CONTACT: Pamela Anne Quiroz, pamelaquiroz@comcast.net, 708 386-2625     

Journalists Covering Family Diversity Honored by Council on Contemporary Families:
9th Annual Media Awards to be Presented at April 8th Conference in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL--The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is pleased to present its Ninth Annual Media Awards on Friday, April 8, at the CCF Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. The awards honor outstanding journalism that contributes to the public understanding of contemporary family issues. Awards will be presented at the CCF luncheon on Friday, April 8, at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Award recipients will speak briefly about their work and the ways in which scholars and practitioners can help them advance the conversation about the needs of American families today.

 

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Council on Contemporary Families 2010 Media Awards

for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues

The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) announces the opening of nominations for its Ninth Annual Media Awards competition. We honor outstanding journalism that contributes to the public understanding of contemporary family issues, in particular the story behind the story: how diverse families are coping with social and economic change; what they need to flourish; and how these needs can best be met.

Click here for more details and to access the Nominations Form




 
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DATE: December 6, 2010
CONTACT: Pamela Ann Quiroz
paquiroz@uic.edu

(708) 769-2890

 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Council on Contemporary Families 2010 Media Awards

for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues

The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) announces the opening of nominations for its Ninth Annual Media Awards competition. We honor outstanding journalism that contributes to the public understanding of contemporary family issues, in particular the story behind the story: how diverse families are coping with social and economic change; what they need to flourish; and how these needs can best be met.

The Council will present three awards for outstanding coverage of family issues during 2010:

  • two for journalism in text form (print- or web-based); and
  • one for broadcast journalism (audio or video)

 

The award recipients will be honored at the Fourteenth Annual CCF Conference, Tipping Point? When Minority Families Become the Majority, Friday, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Media awards will be presented at a plenary luncheon on Friday, April 8.

CCF recognizes that America needs a balanced national conversation about the cultural, legal, and psychological issues that shape both private life and public policy. Essential partners in this process are the reporters and producers who present complicated family issues in their broader social context.

Past winners include journalists from USA Today, Time magazine, the Boston Globe, the San Antonio Express-News, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer, KPCC (Southern California Public Radio), Thirteen/WNET, AlterNet, the Associated Press, among many others. Stories cover topics ranging from the consequences of parental snooping on tech-obsessed teens to hunger in Oklahoma and the role of religion in American family life. You can read about last year's winners, who reported on increased medical risks for children born to older fathers, the scientific research behind contemporary parenting issues, and how families are coping with layoffs and financial insecurity at http://www.contemporaryfamilies.org/media-awards/.

Nomination: Writers, editors, and producers may self-nominate; CCF members are also encouraged to submit nominations.

Criteria:

Submissions must draw on traditional journalistic techniques of interview, observation and documentation. Opinion pieces are not eligible.

  • Work must have been published, broadcast, or posted during calendar year 2010.
  • Video and radio submissions must not exceed 30 minutes.
  • Written submissions must not exceed 2000 words; excerpts are acceptable.
  • A series that covers a particular issue over time is eligible.

Please complete and submit the nomination form below, along with five copies of the print, audio, or broadcast clips under consideration.

Deadline for nominations: Friday, January 28, 2011

Winners will be notified by Friday, March 4, 2011. Awards will be presented on Friday, April 8 at noon, at the Council on Contemporary Families 14th Annual Conference, Tipping Point? When Minority Families Become the Majority, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Winners are invited to attend the entire conference in full. We urge winners to accept their awards in person.

CCF will cover airfare and hotel expenses for our honorees. At the plenary session where awards are presented, winners are invited to speak for five minutes on emerging issues affecting American families and how CCF members and supporters can help the media cover these stories effectively.

Mark Your Calendars for CCF's 14th Annual Conference

The topic of our 14th Annual Conference, April 8-9, 2011, is "Tipping Point? When Minority Families Become the Majority." Panels in our customary brief formal presentation/long dialogue format will convene experts on the topics listed below. Please join us for these compelling sessions, as well as for networking opportunities and to discuss current research on family issues.

The program includes a Keynote by Dan Lichter of Cornell University:  "The Reshaping of Racial Boundaries in Personal Relationships."

Other panels will cover:

*Multiracial Identities

*Sexual Diversity: Class, Race and Ethnic Perspectivves

*Class, Race, and Ethnic Challenges in Child-Raising and Transitions to Adulthood

*Intimate Labor: Class and Multicultural Perspectives on Paid and Unpaid Care

*Taking Family Counseling and Couples Workshops Past the White Middle-Class Model

A detailed program is available at www.contemporaryfamilies.org/conference/2011-conference-program.html

 

CCF and how CCF assists journalists: The Council on Contemporary Families is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of family researchers, mental health and social practitioners, and clinicians, dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best practice findings about American families. Founded in 1996 and based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Council's mission is to enhance the national understanding of how and why contemporary families are changing, what needs and challenges they face, and how these needs can best be met. To learn more about other briefing papers and our annual April conferences, including complimentary press passes for journalists, contact Stephanie Coontz, CCF's Co-Chair and Director of Research and Public Education and Professor of History and Family Studies at The Evergreen State College: coontzs@msn.com.

Following is the Council on Contemporary Families 9th Annual Media Awards Nomination Form.

PDFClick here to download a copy of this form

 

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Council on Contemporary Families

9th Annual Media Awards

Nomination Form

Deadline for entries: Friday, January 28, 2011
Winners will be notified by Friday, March 4th

Awards presented at the University of Illinois at Chicago, on Friday, April 8, 2011

Criteria

 

*Work must have been published, broadcast, or posted during calendar year 2010.
*Video and radio submissions must not exceed 30 minutes.
*Written submissions must not exceed 2000 words; excerpts are acceptable.
*A series that covers a particular issue over time is eligible.

Please complete the form below and submit it - online AND printed out and mailed with FIVE sets of the relevant tear sheets, CDs or DVDs - to:

Pamela Anne Quiroz, Chair, CCF Media Committee
University of Illinois at Chicago
3238 EPASW, 1040 W. Harrison M/C 147
Chicago IL 60607
Email: paquiroz@uic.edu
Phone: (708) 769-2890

 

YOUR NAME:

POSITION:

MEDIA OUTLET:

MAILING ADDRESS:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

DAYTIME TELEPHONE:

WORK(S) FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS AWARD:

Please list titles & dates published, along with URLs for electronic versions. If there is any contextual information that you think would be useful, please provide it here. Thank you for your submission!


 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 22, 2010

CONTACT: Ashton Applewhite, applewhite@earthlink.net, 646-644-4040

Council on Contemporary Families Honors Three Journalists for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues

CHICAGO, IL--The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is pleased to present its Eighth Annual Media Awards on Friday, April 16, at its at the CCF Annual Conference at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Winners will speak for five minutes on emerging issues affecting American families. The awards ceremony is followed by a party to launch the publication by W. W. Norton of our anthology of cutting-edge thinking and research, Families As They Really Are, edited by CCF Executive Officer and University of Illinois-Chicago professor Barbara Risman.

A 2010 Award for Print Coverage of Family Issues goes to Paul Raeburn for his article "The Father Factor," which appeared in Scientific American Mind. The article describes the increased risk for children born to older fathers of conditions that include schizophrenia, autism, and dwarfism. Jurors praised Raeburn's writing and documentation, and the article's relevance to the national discussion around autism spectrum disorders. All agreed that the topic had been badly overlooked, and that Raeburn's work could make an important contribution to more informed choices by older parents.

A 2010 Award for Online Coverage of Family Issues will be presented to Christine Carter for "Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids," a blog for The Greater Good Magazine. Blending personal stories with reputable, published research, each entry addresses a specific parenting topic. Jurors were impressed by the range of issues, the quality of the writing, and the way the blog resonates with contemporary families, as evidenced by the number and breadth of comments. Above all, the "Half Full" blog is a terrific exemplar of the CCF mission: to disseminate engaging, well-grounded, responsible information about families today.

The 2010 Award for Outstanding Broadcast Coverage of Family Issues will be awarded to Christina Delfico, VP Producer at Sesame Workshop, for "Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Economic Times." The program combines a Sesame Street episode with footage of parents and kids working together to cope with layoffs and financial insecurities. The jury unanimously described "Families Stand Together," as extremely timely, well researched, and well cast. One pointed out that focusing on mainstream married couples with kids "shines a light on the broad impact of the recession." Another praised the program's realism, the diverse group of families, and the good examples they modeled. All felt it would be a useful tool to promote discussion of problems that are very much on the minds of parents and kids today.

About the CCF Media Awards: The CCF media awards were established in 2002 as part of the Council's commitment to enhancing the public understanding of trends in American family life. "All too often, changes in U.S. family patterns are painted in stark, better-or-worse terms that ignore the nuanced and complex realities of family life today. The Awards Committee looked for articles that put individual family issues in larger social context. This kind of coverage offers the public a balanced picture of the trade-offs, strengths and weaknesses in many different family arrangements and structures," explained Stephanie Coontz, CCF's Director of Research and Public Education. The CCF media awards committee will call for nominations for the 2010 awards in the fall. Please visit www.contemporaryfamilies.org for information.

About the CCF Conference: Featuring leading researchers and practitioners from around the nation, the 13th annual CCF conference will address the theme "Families as They Really Are: How Do We Use What We Know?" Speakers will address new research on close relationships, including new findings in the fields of couples therapy, divorce mediation, parenting, sexuality, aging, and family health.

The program and registration form can be downloaded from http://www.contemporaryfamilies.org/. Registration is required for a press pass. Journalists wishing to attend the conference should contact Stephanie Coontz at coontzs@msn.com. All other registrations and checks should be sent by snail mail to the address on the registration form.

About CCF: Founded in 1996, with a membership consisting of nationally noted family researchers, mental health and social work practitioners, and clinicians, the Council on Contemporary Families is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to enhancing the national conversation about how and why contemporary families are changing, what needs and challenges they face, and how these needs can best be met.

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November 19, 2008

Stephanie Coontz, Council on Contemporary Families Director of Research and Public Education, coontzs@msn.com, 360.352.8117, 360.556.9223

Holidays are a great time for family fun. But they also present real challenges for families, from coping with in-laws and former spouses, to fending off awkward questions about partners and children (or the lack of same), to avoiding over-indulgence in food, drinking, and gift-giving. And this year there may be more stress than usual as many families face lay-offs, housing problems, or other economic pressures.

CCF is already getting lots of calls from journalists about holiday-related stories. In response, CCF researchers and clinicians have identified topics ranging from negotiating rituals in blended or divorced families, to managing time, dealing with the stress of gift-giving and over-eating, and coping with mismatch of school holiday schedules and parental work requirements. They offer background for stories on how families handle the absence of loved ones over the holidays, on the special issues faced by immigrants, on what families can do when parents or children are incarcerated, and on how non-traditional families deal with holiday rituals and images.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 17, 2009

CONTACT: Ashton Applewhite, applewhite@earthlink.net, 646-644-4040

The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) was pleased to present its Seventh Annual Media Awards on Friday, April 17th at its annual conference in Chicago, Illinois. The ceremony took place at 5:30 PM at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Student Center (750 South Halsted, Room 605), following a day of panels about relationships, sexuality, and equality. Afterwards, CCF celebrated with a wine and cheese reception.

A 2009 Award for Print Coverage of Family Issues goes to Neil Swidey, Staff Writer for the Boston Globe for "Spying on the Text Generation," a cover story in the Boston Globe Magazine. The article describes how, when it comes to watching over their tech-obsessed teenagers, parents are learning the dangers of too much information. Clinicians on the jury found the article immensely relevant to concerns they're encountering about security and privacy. Others commended Swidey's solid research and lively writing, and the balance struck between kids' and parents' points of view.

A second 2009 Award for Print Coverage of Family Issues will be presented to Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, Staff Writer for the San Antonio Express-News, for four articles. "Hollywood's new family values?" discusses the omission of abortion as a reasonable choice in a spate of recent films; "Party of One" describes contentment and self-sufficiency among older women living alone; "Fostering Success" profiles three Texan foster-care families; and "Housework Divided" explores the link between sharing housework and marital well-being. The jury praised Stoeltje's in-depth coverage of a broad range of topics, attention to socioeconomic issues, and nonpartisan tone.

The 2009 Award for Outstanding Broadcast Coverage of Family Issues will be awarded to Patricia Nazario of KPCC (Southern California Public Radio) for "Her Three Sons," a three-part series about a single mother raising three special-needs sons in Los Angeles. Moving and informative, the series describes Cathy Harvey's daily life and her navigation of the public school system for services. The jury appreciated the way the stories challenge stereotypes about parents of children with disabilities and contribute to the debate around spectrum disorders.

About the CCF Media Awards: The CCF media awards were established in 2002 as part of the Council's commitment to enhancing the public understanding of trends in American family life. "All too often, changes in U.S. family patterns are painted in stark, better-or-worse terms that ignore the nuanced and complex realities of family life today. The Awards Committee looked for articles that put individual family issues in larger social context. This kind of coverage offers the public a balanced picture of the trade-offs, strengths and weaknesses in many different family arrangements and structures," explained Stephanie Coontz, CCF's Director of Research and Publicity. The CCF media awards committee will call for nominations for the 2010 awards in the fall. Please visit www.contemporaryfamilies.org for information.

 
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A central purpose of the Council on Contemporary Families is to help the media find experts in various arenas of family research and practice. Please consult our alphabetized index if you are seeking information on a particular topic.

If you have a specific question that is not covered here, please contact our Director of Research and Public Education, Stephanie Coontz, who can connect you with other sources or send out a confidential query to our professional listserve, at coontzs@msn.com, 360.352.8117 or 360.556.9223 (cell). Many journalists have found this to be a useful way of discovering who is doing new research on a topic of interest.

Adolescents: Transition to Adulthood, Parenting, Teen Sex

Farris, Buford
Furstenberg, Frank
Gordon, Linda Perlman

Johnson, Waldo E.

Kurz, Demie

Moore, Mignon
Nack, Adina
Nelson, Margaret K.
Neilson, Linda
Ranes, Diane
Risman, Barbara J.
Linda Young

Adoption and Foster Care

Pertman, Adam
Samuels, Gina Miranda
Trimberger, E. Kay
Turner-Vorbeck, Tammy

African American Families

Hill, Shirley
Franklin, Donna L.
Gerstel, Naomi
Johnson, Waldo E.
Moore, Mignon
Peebles-Wilkins, Wilma

Aging: Public Policy Issues, Care Giving

Applewhite, Ashton
Smeeding, Timothy M.

Wisensale, Steven

Asian and Asian American Families


Almeida, Rhea
Lee, Jennifer

Caregiving

Drago, Robert
Gerstel, Naomi
Nelson, Margaret K.
Pugh, Allison
Thorne, Barrie
Williams, Joan C.
Wisensale, Steve
Zelizer, Viviana

Childcare

Bergmann, Barbara
Gornick, Janet
Gregory, Elizabeth
Kurz, Demie

Childhood: Historical Trends

Coontz, Stephanie
Mintz, Steven
Zelizer, Viviana

Children: Contemporary Psychology, Parenting, Social and Medical Issues

Ahrons, Constance
Coleman, Joshua
Correll, Shelly J.
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip A.
Furstenberg, Frank
Gerson, Kathleen
Gordon, Linda Perlman
Hofferth, Sandra
McCallum, Larry
Mintz, Steven
Nack, Adina
Newman, Stephanie
Powell, Brian
Pugh, Allison
Ricci, Isolina
Thorne, Barrie

Cohabitation

Cherlin, Andrew
England, Paula
Heuveline, Patrick
Musick, Kelly
Smock, Pamela

Consumer Culture and Families

Pugh, Allison

Contemporary Childhoods

Pugh, Allison
Thorne, Barrie

Counseling Families: See Family Therapy

Couples: Relationship Issues, Sexuality and Contraception, Transition to Parenting, Counseling

Ahrons, Constance
Bernstein, Anne
Browning, Scott
Bruess, Carol J.
Coleman, Joshua
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip
England, Paula
Gadoua, Susan Pease
Gerson, Kathleen
Gordon, Linda Perlman
Katz, Elana
Nack, Adina
Parker, Lynn
Pertman, Adam
Ranes, Diane
Rutter, Virginia
Schwartz, Pepper
Linda Young
Zelizer, Viviana

Cross National Comparisons of Families, Work and Policy

Ferree, Myra Marx
Gornick, Janet
Smeeding, Timothy

Differences in Family Life: Low Income Families, Economic inequality, Affluence in Families


Bergmann, Barbara
Browning, Scott
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip A.
Farris, Buford
Ferree, Myra Marx
Gerson, Kathleen
Heuveline, Patrick
Iversen, Roberta Rehner
McClain, Linda C.
Musick, Kelly
Nelson, Margaret K.
Powell, Brian
Pugh, Allison
Randles, Jennifer
Smeeding, Timothy
Struening, Karen
Williams, Joan C.

Division of Household Labor in Families (including children's labor)

Coleman, Joshua
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip A.
England, Paula
Gerson, Kathleen
Gerstel, Naomi
Pfeffer, Carla
Sayer, Liana
Smock, Pamela
Thorne, Barrie
Williams, Joan C.

Divorce: Trends, Policies, Debates over Impact on Adults and Children, Decisions to Stay or Leave, Minimizing Conflict, Custody Issues, Public Policy

Ahrons, Constance
Bernstein, Anne
Braithwaite, Dawn O.
Browning, Scott
Bruess, Carol J.
Coleman, Joshua
Coleman, Marilyn
Emery, Robert E.
England, Paula
Finley, Gordon E.
Gadoua, Susan Pease
Gerson, Kathleen
Gordon, Linda Perlman
Heuveline, Patrick
Janning, Michelle
Katz, Elana
Lehrer, Evelyn
Musick, Kelly
Neilsen, Linda
Ranes, Diane H.
Ricci, Isolina
Rutter, Virginia E.
Smock, Pamela
Linda Young

Domestic Violence

Almeida, Rhea
Emery, Robert E.
Finley, Gordon E.
Hudak, Jacqueline
Johnson, Michael

Family Life and Structure

Ahrons, Constance
Bernstein, Anne
Coffey, Ellen Pulleyblank
Coleman, Marilyn
Franklin, Donna L.
Gerson, Kathleen
Gregory, Elizabeth
Heuveline, Patrick
Johnson, Waldo E.
Lehrer, Evelyn
McClain, Linda C.

Mintz, Steven
Musick, Kelly
Powell, Brian
Pridmore-Brown, Michelle
Ranes, Diane H.
Smock, Pamela
Struening, Karen

Family Loss and Resiliency

Ahrons, Constance
Boss, Pauline
Coffey, Ellen Pulleyblank
Walsh, Froma

Family Therapy

Ahrons, Constance
Bernstein, Anne
Browning, Scott
Boss, Pauline
Coffey, Ellen Pulleyblank
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip A.
Gadoua, Susan Pease
Gordon, Linda Perlman
Hudak, Jacqueline
Katz, Elana
Kliman, Jodie
Neilson, Linda
Parker, Lynn
Ranes, Diane H.
Spiegelman, Charlotte
Walsh, Froma

Fathering

Ahrons, Constance
Coleman, Marilyn
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip A.
Finley, Gordon E.
Furstenberg, Frank
Gerson, Kathleen
Hofferth, Sandra
Johnson, Waldo E.
Risman, Barbara J.

Feminism: Effect on Families

Gerson, Kathleen
Kahn-Hut, Rachel
McClain, Linda C.
Powell, Brian
Pfeffer, Carla
Risman, Barbara J.
Siegel, Deborah
Thorne, Barrie
Trimberger, E. Kay

Gay and Lesbian Issues

Coontz, Stephanie
Hudak, Jacqueline
McClain, Linda C.
Moore, Mignon
Pertman, Adam
Pfeffer, Carla
Ranes, Diane H.

Gender Issues

Bergmann, Barbara
Correll, Shelly J.

Drago, Robert
England, Paula
Ferree, Myra Marx
Finley, Gordon E.
Gerson, Kathleen
Gerstel, Naomi
Gornick, Janet
Janning, Michelle
McClain, Linda C.
Pfeffer, Carla
Powell, Brian
Pridmore-Brown, Michelle
Randles, Jennifer
Ranes, Diane H.
Risman, Barbara J.
Sayer, Liana
Siegel, Deborah
Smock, Pamela
Strober, Myra
Thorne, Barrie
Williams, Joan C.

Health Care and Families, Eating Disorders

Joffe, Carole
Coffey, Ellen Pulleyblank
Johnson, Waldo E.
Kliman, Jodie
Nack, Adina
Ranes, Diane H.
Smeeding, Timothy

History of Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Divorce

Coontz, Stephanie
Mintz, Steven

Infertility


Bernstein, Anne
Coleman, Joshua

Intercultural Families

Furstenberg, Frank
Gerstel, Naomi
Lee, Jennifer
Nemzoff, Ruth

Powell, Brian

International Trends in Marriage, Family Life, Family Policy

Coontz, Stephanie
Ferree, Myra Marx
Gornick, Janet
Smeeding, Timothy

Low Income Families: see Differences in Family Life

Marriage Trends, Dynamics, Effects; Marriage Promotion

Ahrons, Constance
Bergmann, Barbara
Cherlin, Andrew

Coleman, Joshua
Coontz, Stephanie
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip A.
Finley, Gordon E.
Gerson, Kathleen
Gornick, Janet
McCallum, Larry
McClain, Linda C.
Musick, Kelly
Randles, Jennifer
Ranes, Diane H.
Rutter, Virginia E.
Schwartz, Pepper
Siegel, Deborah
Smeeding, Timothy
Smock, Pamela
Linda Young

Military Families

Ross, Susan

Motherhood

Drago, Robert
Gerson, Kathleen
Gregory, Elizabeth
Pridmore-Brown, Michelle
Pugh, Allison
Thorne, Barrie
Williams, Joan C.

Multi-Cultural Families

Kliman, Jodie
Lee, Jennifer
Moore, Mignon
Samuels, Gina Miranda
Nemzoff, Ruth
Turner-Vorbeck, Tammy

Multi-Generational Families

Gerstel, Naomi
Lee, Jennifer
Nemzoff, Ruth

Parenting

Ahrons, Constance
Browning, Scott
Cowan, Carolyn Pape
Cowan, Philip A.
Finley, Gordon E.
Furstenberg, Frank
Gerson, Kathleen
Johnson, Waldo E.
Katz, Elana
Kurz, Demie
McCallum, Larry
Mintz, Steven
Nemzoff, Ruth
Newman, Stephanie
Pugh, Allison
Ricci, Isolina
Sayer, Liana
Thorne, Barrie
Williams, Joan C.

Reproduction and Sexual Health


Bernstein, Anne
Nack, Adina
Pridmore-Brown, Michelle
Ranes, Diane H.
Rutter, Virginia E.
Schwartz, Pepper

Reproductive Politics

Ferree, Myra Marx
Gregory, Elizabeth
Joffe, Carole

Remarriage: see Stepfamilies

Sex Education

McCallum, Larry
McClain, Linda C.
Nack, Adina
Rutter, Virginia E.
Schwartz, Pepper

Sexuality

England, Paula
Furstenberg, Frank
McCallum, Larry
Nack, Adina
Pfeffer, Carla
Ranes, Diane H.
Rutter, Virginia E.
Schwartz, Pepper
Linda Young

Single Mothers

Bergmann, Barbara
Cherlin, Andrew
Furstenberg, Frank
Heuveline, Patrick
Musick, Kelly
Nelson, Margaret K.
Ricci, Isolina
Williams, Joan C.

Step-Families

Ahrons, Constance
Bernstein, Anne
Braithwaite, Dawn O.
Browning, Scott
Coleman, Marilyn
Neilson, Linda
Ranes, Diane H.
Ricci, Isolina

Transition to Adulthood

Furstenberg, Frank
Gerson, Kathleen
Nemzoff, Ruth
Gordon, Linda Perlman
Linda Young

Trauma and Disaster

Coffey, Ellen Pulleyblank
Boss, Pauline


Welfare Policies and Families

Cherlin, Andrew
Farris, Buford
Ferree, Myra Marx
Furstenberg, Frank
Iversen, Roberta Rehner
Johnson, Waldo E.
Nelson, Margaret K.
Smeeding, Timothy M.
Wisensale, Steven

Women's Issues: see Gender Issues

Work and Family Issues: Effects on Family, Employer-Employee Relations, Social Policy

Drago, Robert
Gerson, Kathleen
Gornick, Janet
Gregory, Elizabeth
Iversen, Roberta Rehner
Janning, Michelle
Pridmore-Brown, Michelle
Risman, Barbara J.
Sayer, Liana
Wisensale, Steven
Williams, Joan C.

Working Women and Working Mothers

Bergmann, Barbara
Coleman, Marilyn
Coontz, Stephanie
Drago, Robert
England, Paula
Gerson, Kathleen
Gornick, Janet
Gregory, Elizabeth
Janning, Michelle
Kahn-Hut, Rachel
Lehrer, Evelyn
Strober, Myra

Smock, Pamela
Williams, Joan C.

About CCF: The Council on Contemporary Families is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best-practice findings about American families. Our members include demographers, economists, family therapists, historians, political scientists, psychologists, social workers, sociologists, as well as other family social scientists and practitioners. Founded in 1996 and based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Council's mission is to enhance the national understanding of how and why contemporary families are changing, what needs and challenges they face, and how these needs can best be met.

To learn more about other briefing papers and about our annual April conferences, including complimentary press passes for journalists, contact Stephanie Coontz, CCF's Director of Research and Public Education, at coontzs@msn.com.

 


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