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October 2018
 
U.S. Divorce Rate Continues Historic Decline 
The divorce rate in the United States has seen an overall decline since the historic high point in 1979, dropping from 22.8 divorces to 16.1 divorces per 1,000 married women. Using American Community Survey data, the latest NCFMR Family Profile Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017 (FP-18-21) provides estimates of the number of divorces occurring in the last year among married women at the national and state levels. 

Women's Adjusted Divorce Rate, 1970-2017


Sources: 1970-2000, National Center for Health Statistics; 2008-2017, U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-yr est.
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Family Profiles
Our collection includes more than 170 original reports summarizing and analyzing nationally representative data with the goal of providing the latest analysis of U.S. families. 
  • FP-18-20
    • Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017
  • FP-18-21
    • Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017
 
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Drs. Howard Aldrich & Wendy Manning with BGSU mascot Frieda Falcon
Wendy Manning Recognized with Endowed Distinguished Professorship

We are pleased to announce that Wendy Manning has been appointed to the Dr. Howard E. and Penny Daum Aldrich Distinguished Professorship in Sociology. This Professorship is designed to recognize and retain faculty who:
  • provide students with challenging learning environments inside and outside the classroom
  • are leading experts with extensive research records and national visibility
  • make significant contributions to the development of students into scholars and researchers
  • are dedicated to being a public spokesperson and strong advocate for sociology at BGSU
Dr. Manning excels across all of these dimensions, and it is a privilege to recognize her with this Distinguished Professorship, which was gifted to the institution by Howard and Penny Aldrich, both of whom are graduates of BGSU. Dr. Howard Aldrich is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
 
Congratulations to Dr. Manning on this well-deserved appointment.


NCFMR Partners with Child Trends to Establish Center on Healthy Marriage and Relationships
 
Over the next five years, the NCFMR will be a partner in The Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center (MAST R&D) at Child Trends. The Center will pursue an ambitious agenda focused on researching and communicating findings about marriage and relationships among adults and youth and Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education programs. NCFMR will lead one of the Center's three research priorities that focuses on generating and sharing foundational knowledge on marriage, family structure, and family processes.
 
Child Trends (along with partners NCFMR and Public Strategies) was awarded a $5 million grant by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, an office of the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to complete this work.
 
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November

Call for Papers -- The Southern Sociological Society (SSS)
The Challenge of Intersectionality: Who and What Are Missing?
Date Due: November 1
Conference Dates: April 10 - April 13, 2019

Call for Papers -- American Psychological Association (APA)
Psychological Practice in Substance Use Disorders and Addictions
Date Due: November 1

Register Now for the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN) National Child Support Enforcement Association Webinar (NCSEA)
Including Fathers in State Programs and Policies - Why Child Support Agencies Should Play a Leadership Role & Availability of New FRPN Planning Grants
Webinar Date: November 1

Call for Nominations -- Ohio Council on Family Relations (OHCFR)
Date Due: November 1

Call for Authors: Spring 2019 -- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Report
Family Focus on Policies With Unintended Consequences
Intent to Submit Date: November 1
Manuscript Date: November 15
Link to NCFR

Call for Poster Submissions -- Minnesota Council on Family Relations (MNCFR) Fall 2018 Conference
Beyond ACEs: Building Resilience Across Communities and Generations
Date Due: November 2
Conference Date: November 16

2018 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Preconference Workshop
Introduction to MAXQDA 2018
Workshop Date: November 6

2018 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference
Families and Cultural Intersections in a Global Context: Innovations in Research, Practice, and Policies
Conference Dates: November 7 - 10

Call for Articles -- Russell Sage Foundation (RSF)
The Legal Landscape of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century
Date Due: November 8
Conference Date: April 26, 2019
Link to RSF

2018 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference
Closing Plenary Session: Degrees of Change: An Assessment of the Deinstitutionalization of Marriage Thesis
Live Streamed Date: November 10

Center for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR) Symposium
Caregiving and Family Well-Being in Later Life
Symposium Date: November 8



December

Call for Applications -- Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Date Due: December 1

Call for Applications -- Bell Postdoctoral Fellowship
Date Due: December 3

Call for Applications -- Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
SRCD Federal and State Policy Fellowship Programs


January 2019

Population Days (Popdays) (13th Edition) -- Bocconi University
Dates: January 24 - 26
Wendy Manning will be one of the keynote speakers in collaboration with the Population Association of America (PAA)

Call for Nominations -- Population Association of America (PAA2019)
Date Due: January 31


Mark your Calendars

ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
First Session Dates: June 24 - July 19
Second Session Dates: July 22 - August 16

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Co-directors
Dr. Susan L. Brown
Dr. Wendy D. Manning

Social Science Data Analysts
Dr. Krista K. Payne
Hsueh-Sheng Wu

Technical Writer
Lesley Wadsworth

Graduate Research Assistants
Colette Allred
Kasey J. Eickmeyer
Valerie J. Schweizer




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