1st Annual Symposium -- Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?

Time	Thu, Oct 14, 1993 - 12:00 am to Fri, Oct 15, 1993 - 12:00 am Add to Calendar `1993-10-14 00:00:00 1993-10-15 00:00:00 1st Annual Symposium -- Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not? Penn State University Population Research Institute America/New_York public`
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Description	From the Preface Stepfamilies are one of the fastest growing family types in industrial nations. Nearly one third of all Americans is now a stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, or some other member of a stepfamily. Compared to other family groups, the stepfamily has been neglected both with respect to research and to policy. Marriages That Create Stepfamilies - Why Do They Occur? Fail? Succeed? Lead Speaker: David Popenoe, Rutgers University Discussants: Marilyn Coleman, University of Missouri-Columbia Lawrence A. Kurdek, Wright State University Norval Glenn, University of Texas How Do Stepfamilies Function as Child-Rearing Organizations? Lead Speaker: Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia Discussants: Paul Amato, University of Nebraska at Lincoln Elizabeth Thomson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Nicholas Zill, Westat How Do Nuclear and Post-Nuclear Stepfamilies Function as Sources of Support? Lead Speaker: Lynn White, University of Nebraska at Lincoln Discussants: Teresa Cooney, University of Delaware Dennis Hogan, The Pennsylvania State University Judith Seltzer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Building Research and Policy Agendas - What Is Needed? Lead Speaker: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University Discussants: Margaret Mahoney, University of Pittsburgh Mark Fine, University of Dayton Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, University of Chicago Family Symposium Homepage Family Symposium Books Book Citation Booth, Alan and Judith F. Dunn (1994). Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. To purchase the book: www.psypress.com
Event Type	Family Symposia