Evolving Family Events: Spring 2006
Jan. 31
Beyond Washington Heights: Identities, Language and Socioeconomic Status Among Dominicans in a New Destination
Leif Jensen, Penn. State, Prof. of Rural Sociology and Demography; Director, Population Research Institute
12:30-1:30 p.m., 153 MVR Hall
Co-sponsored with the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center.
Feb. 2
TANF Child Support Enforcement: A Feminist Critique
Anna Marie Smith, Evolving Family affiliate & Prof. of Government
11:45 a.m. -1 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
Feb. 9
Baby Mama Drama: Contact Between Men and (Their?) Children Before and After Genetic Tests
David Bishai, Prof. of Population and Family Health Sciences & International Health,
Johns Hopkins University
11:45 a.m. -1 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
This presentation is based on "Parenting Behavior Among Men With Disputed Paternity," (Bishai, Astone, Argys)
Feb. 13
Monsoon Wedding (Film & Discussion)
8 p.m. Alice Cook House
Discussion Leaders: Stefan Klonner, Evolving Family team member and Professor of Economics; Elizabeth Adkins-Regan, Evolving Family team member and Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology and Behavior
Feb. 16
Getting a Job: Is There a Motherhood Penalty?
Shelley Correll, Evolving Family affiliate and Prof. of Sociology
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
Feb. 21
Food Stamp Participation and Employment among Adult-Only Households
David Ribar, The George Washington University, Professor of Economics
12:30-1:30pm, 153 MVR Hall.
Co-sponsored with the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center.
February 28
March of the Penguins (Film & Discussion)
8 p.m. Becker House TV Room
Discussion Leaders: Michael Goldstein,Professor of Psychology; Elizabeth Adkins-Regan,Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology and Behavior; Steve Emlen, Professor of Behavioral Ecology
March 2
Hormones and Pair Bonds: The View From Birdland
Elizabeth Adkins-Regan, Evolving Family Team Member; Prof. of Psychology and Neurobiology & Behavior
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
March 6
Kramer vs. Kramer (Film & Discussion)
8 p.m. Becker House TV Room
Discussion Leaders: Liz Peters, Evolving Family team member and Professor of Policy, Analysis and Management; Maureen Waller, Evolving Family team member and Professor of Policy Analysis and Management
March. 10
Intermarriage Workshop
ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
March 14
The Short and Long Term Effects of Welfare Participation on Marriage
Julien Teitler, Assistant Prof. of Sociology, Columbia University
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., 153 MVR Hall
Co-sponsored with the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center.
March 16
Incarceration, Marriage, and Family Life
Bruce Western, Prof. of Sociology, The Office of Population Research,
Princeton University
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
This presentation is based on "Incarceration, Marriage, and Family Life" (Western)
Mar. 29
Fire (Film & Discussion)
8 p.m. Becker House TV Room
Discussion Leaders: Kathryn March, Evolving Family Team member and Professor of Anthropology; Sheetal Majithia, Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature
April 4
Decision-making by the Children of the NLSY
Shelly Lundberg, Castor Prof. of Economics and Director, Center for Research on Families, Univ. of Washington
3:30-5 p.m., 114 Martha Van Hall
Jointly Sponsored with PAM
April 6
Preventative Interventions for Couples: To Strengthen Couple and Parent-child Relationships and Foster Children's Development
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
Phil Cowan and Carolyn Cowan, Professors of Psychology, UC Berkeley
At this informal brown-bag seminar, Profs. Cowan will lead a discussion of two of their articles:
1) Two Central Roles for Couple Relationships: Breaking Negative Intergenerational Patterns and Enhancing Children's Adaptation (Cowan and Cowan)
2) New Families: Modern Couples as New Pioneers (Cowan and Cowan)
April 7 & 8
Marriage and Family: Complexities and Perspectives
423 ILR Conference Center
April 11
Will Increasing Marriage Reduce Poverty?
Paul Amato, Professor of Sociology and Department Head, Pennsylvania State University
3:30-5 p.m., 114 Martha Van Hall
Jointly Sponsored with PAM
April 13
A Conversation with Bobbie Low: Varying Perspectives on Marriage Systems
Bobbi S. Low, Prof., School of Natural Resources and Environ.; Assoc. Director,
Population-Environment Dynamics Program, Univ. of Michigan
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
At this informal brown-bag seminar, Prof. Low will lead a discussion of her chapter:
"Ecological and Sociocultural Impacts on Mating and Marriage Systems" (Low)
April 17
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? 1967 (Film & Discussion)
8 p.m. Alice Cook House Common Room
Discussion Leaders: David Harris, ISS Executive Director and Professor of Sociology;
Kara Joyner, Evolving Family affiliate and Professor of PAM
April 18
Welfare Leaving and Health Trajectories among the Children of Immigrants and Natives
Ariel Kalil, Assoc. Prof, Harris School of Public Policy, Univ. of Chicago
3:30-5 p.m., 114 Martha Van Hall
Jointly sponsored with PAM.
April 20
"What Gives" When Mothers are Employed? Parental Time Allocation in Dual Earner and Single Earner Two-Parent Families
Suzanne Bianchi, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
This presentation will be based on the paper found here.
April 27
Why Poor Black Men Have Babies but Seldom Marry
Eli Anderson, Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
11:45-1:00 pm, ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
May 4
Cooperation and Relatedness in a Multi-person Dictator Experiment
Liz Peters, Evolving Family team leader and Professor of PAM
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. ISS Conference Room (146 Myron Taylor Hall)
