Future of Healthy Families Lecture: Frank Furstenberg

Date/Time:	Wednesday, 28 Oct 2015 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:	2019 Morrill Hall
URL:	http://www.hs.iastate.edu/academics/hilton-chair/
Contact:	Brenda Lohman,
Phone:	515-294-6230
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Lectures
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Attend the Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair Lecture Series. This series brings together insight from across disciplinary bounds to address how family is defined, the current knowledge on healthy families, and the future of the field. Reception will follow.

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Frank F. Furstenberg Jr., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Sociology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, and Research Associate in the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books and articles, most with a focus on children, youth, families, and the public. His research focuses on the family in the context of disadvantaged neighborhoods, adolescent sexual behavior, children's well-being and urban education. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Political and Social Science.