National Center for Marriage Research

Events

Families and Health: New Directions in Research and Theory
June 1-2, 2009
Natcher Conference Center National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

This conference provides a unique opportunity to examine the broad implications of family structure, processes, and policies for physical and mental health over the life course by bringing together leading sociologists, psychologists, economists, physicians, epidemiologists, and policy experts as well as representatives from major foundations.

Marital and Family Instability: NCMR 2008 External Grantees Conference
April 9th, 2009 8:00- 5:00
Bowling Green State University

A small but growing body of research indicates that marital and family stability may be as important as family type for individual wellbeing. Married families are typically the most stable, yet fewer Americans enjoy the benefits of married families. The high rate of divorce and the growth of single parenthood and stepfamilies coupled with increasing rates of nonmarital childbearing and cohabitation, mean that children and adults spend less time in married families. It also indicates family pathways into marriage have become more complex.