National Symposium on Family Issues
Penn State's 17th National Symposium on Family Issues
Biosocial Research Contributions to Understanding Family Processes and Problems
October 8-9, 2009
University Park campus
Each year Penn State holds a two-day symposium focused on a key problem facing families. Sixteen of the top scholars in the field of family research convene to present and critique research on the focal topic and to consider their implications for effective programs and public policy. The proceedings of each symposium are published in book form. More about the Symposium Series...
The symposium is supported annually by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the following organizations at Penn State: Population Research Institute; Children, Youth and Families Consortium; Prevention Research Center; Women's Studies Program; the departments of Sociology, Labor Studies, Human Development and Family Studies, and Psychology.
The 2009 symposium is supported by Salimetrics--providing researchers salivary assay tools for studying a wide range of genetic and hormone markers affecting health, behavior and development.
Books Resulting from Past Symposia
- Development of Hispanic Children in Immigrant Families: Challenges and Prospects (In Press)
- Work-Life Policies that Make a Real Difference for Individuals, Families, and Organizations
- Intergenerational Caregiving
- Early Disparities in School Readiness: How Do Families Contribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitions into School?
- Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities
- The New Population Problem: Why Families in Developed Countries Are Shrinking and What it Means
- Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and Their Children
- Children's Influence on Family Dynamics: The Neglected Side of Family Relationships
- Just Living Together: Implications of Cohabitation for Children, Families, and Social Policy
- Couples in Conflict
- Does It Take a Village? Community Effects on Children, Adolescents, and Families
- Transitions to Adulthood in a Changing Economy: No Work, No Family, No Future?
- Men in Families: When Do They Get Involved? What Difference Does It Make?
- Immigration and the Family: Research and Policy on U.S. Immigrants
- Family-School Links: How Do They Affect Educational Outcomes?
- Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?
Speakers
Many notable speakers have participated in the National Symposium on Family Issues. View complete listing of past speakers
For more information about the National Symposium on Family Issues, please contact:
Carolyn Scott
The Pennsylvania State University
Population Research Institute
601 Oswald Tower
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-0486
Fax: (814) 863-8342
Email: css7@psu.edu
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