News and Notes - September 2012

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News and Notes

September 2012

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, announce research opportunities, and provide registration details for upcoming conferences and workshops.

Grandparents as Caregivers of Their Grandchildren

In 2010, nearly 7 million grandparents lived with their grandchild(ren), forming a multigenerational household. Two out of five (39%) coresident grandparents are the main caregivers of their grandchildren. For many, the caregiver role is not temporary; 36% of coresiding grandparents report having been responsible for their grandchildren for at least 5 years. More than two-thirds (42%) have been responsible for 1 to 4 years, and nearly a quarter (22%) have been the caregiver for one year or less.

Length of Time Grandparent Caregiver
is Responsible for Grandchild(ren)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, 2010.

Coresident Grandparents: Caregivers Versus Non-Caregivers (FP-12-18)

What's New at the NCFMR...

Family Profiles

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

Working Paper Series

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.

Lauren Porter and Ryan D. King

Reconsidering the Relationship between Paternal Incarceration and Delinquency (WP-12-08)

Melissa A. Barnett

Extended Family Support Networks of Mexican American Mothers of Toddlers (WP-12-07)

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 the NCFMR in the News webpage.

Cohabitation Prevalent Among Older Adults

Just Released

U.S. Census Bureau
- 2011 ACS Estimates
- Economic Census

International Labour Organization Report

Is Temporary Employment a Trap?

Upcoming Events

October 2012

National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Seeks Feldman Award Applications and Family Life Education Contest Entries

Date Due: October 1

Link to Feldman Award Application

Link to Enter Family Life Education Contest

Penn State's 20th Annual Symposium on Emerging Methods in Family Research

Dates: October 8-9

Link to Penn State Population Research Institute

Call for Papers -- Eastern Sociological Society (ESS)

Sustainable Communities/Sustainable Lives: Social Change, Social Action, & Social Justice

Date Due: October 15

Link to ESS

Training in Statistical Methods -- Methods Work, LLC

The Intervention Optimization Toolkit

Dates: October 15-16

Link to Event Details and to Register

Introduction to Social Network Analysis

Date: October 15

Link to Event Details and to Register

Alliance for Children & Families 2012 Annual Conference

Dates: October 16-19

Link to Alliance for Children & Families

National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Research Conference (2012)

Dates: October 17-18

Link to NSFG

Call for Papers -- Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)

Integrating the Sociology Eclectic: Research, Teaching and Activism

Date Due: October 24

Link to MSS

Certified Family Life Education (CFLE) Reception

Date Due: October 31

Link to CFLE Reception

74th National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference

Families and Health

Date: October 31 - November 3

Link to NCFR

November 2012

Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) Workshop

Dates: November 1-2

Link to NCFR

Call for Proposals -- The Foundation for Child Development: Changing Faces of America's Children Young Scholars Program

Date Due: November 1

Link to Foundation for Child Development

Call for Papers -- The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Widows and Bereavement
Date Due: November 1

Link to NCFR

Eighth Biennial Meeting -- Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD)

Rethinking Developmental Science Across the Lifespan/Life Course: Theory, Methods, and Applications

Dates: November 3-5

Link to SSHD Meeting Information

Join SSHD

Postdoctoral Fellowships -- Harvard Center for Population Studies

Date Due: November 30