Prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families’ 19th Conference, “Conceiving American Families in the 21st Century: Reproductive Policies, Practices, and Technologies.” March 2, 2018, DoubleTree Hotel, Austin University Area, Austin, TX. Edited by Joshua Coleman, Senior Scholar, Council on Contemporary Families, and Stephanie Coontz, Director of Research and Public Education, Council on Contemporary Families. […]
Unconventional Wisdom
Unconventional Wisdom: News You Can Use, Volume 6
Prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families’ 17th Anniversary Conference, “Families as They Really Are: How Digital Technologies are Changing the Way Families Live and Love” April 25 – 26, 2014 at the University of Miami. Edited by Joshua Coleman, Co-Chair, Council on Contemporary Families, and Stephanie Coontz, Co-Chair and Director of Research and Public […]
CCF releases the 6th Edition of Unconventional Wisdom, highlighting new and under-reported research on families and technology.
In preparation for the Council on Contemporary Families’ 17th Annual Conference, Families as They Really Are: How Digital Technologies are Changing the Way Families Live and Love, April 25 and 26, 2014, the Council asked participants and CCF Senior Scholars to submit briefs of their recent research and best practice findings relevant to technology’s influence over family life. CCF has released this collection in the 6th Edition of Unconventional Wisdom.
Unconventional Wisdom, Volume 5
CCF’s annual “Unconventional Wisdom” is a collection of member submissions and recent briefing papers prepared for the Council. Although Unconventional Wisdom does not include the publications of all those represented here, this document provides the contact information for members for readers to contact them directly. The current Unconventional Wisdom is a survey of recent family […]
Unconventional Wisdom, Volume 4
CCF’s annual “Unconventional Wisdom” is a collection of member submissions and recent briefing papers prepared for the Council. Although Unconventional Wisdom does not include the publications of all those represented here, this document provides the contact information for members for readers to contact them directly. The current Unconventional Wisdom is a survey of recent […]
Unconventional Wisdom, Volume 3
CCF’s annual “Unconventional Wisdom” is a collection of member submissions and recent briefing papers prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families’ 13th Anniversary Conference at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, April 16 and 17, 2010. Our 13th anniversary conference will detail some of the latest research and clinical findings on how intimate relationships are […]
Unconventional Wisdom, Volume 2
CCF’s annual “Unconventional Wisdom” is a collection of member submissions and recent briefing papers prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families’ 12th Anniversary Conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, April 17-19, 2009. The Council on Contemporary Families was formed to increase communication among family researchers and practitioners from many different […]
Unconventional Wisdom, Volume 1
CCF’s annual “Unconventional Wisdom” is a collection of member submissions and recent briefing papers prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families’ 10th Anniversary Conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, May 4-5, 2007. The Council on Contemporary Families was formed to increase communication among family researchers and practitioners from many different […]