1986 Conference: Family Policy

Letty Pogrebin is a Plenary Speaker at the 1986 annual conference in Dearborn Michigan
¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 The Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, MI, was the site of the 1986 Annual Conference, November 3–7. Pauline Boss was the Program Chair, and Betty L. Barber was local arrangements chair. The theme was “Family Policy.” Nine hundred thirty people attended.
¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 Five plenary speakers addressed different aspects of the politics of the family, ranging from micro to macro impact. Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Editor of MS Magazine, presented on the topic “Family Politics: Love and Power on an Intimate Frontier.” She had just authored a book on the topic. Augustus Y. Napier, director of The Family Workshop, a treatment and training institute based in Atlanta, GA, delivered an address on “Generation to Generation: The Shaping of Men in the American Family.” Lorraine V. Klerman of the Yale University School of Medicine spoke on “Families and Health Care Politics.” Sen. Sander M. Levin (D-MI) spoke on “The Federal Government and the Future of Families,” and Pi Chao Chen of Wayne State University addressed the issue of “China’s One-Child Policy and Its Likely Socio-Economic Effects.”
¶ 3 Leave a comment on paragraph 3 0 A special plenary session dealing with human rights issues was held. Joan Aldous’ Presidential Address was titled “New Views on the Family Life of the Near Elderly and Elderly.” Pre-conference events included Theory Construction and Research Methodology, the Affiliated Council Officers Leadership Training, Marriage Enrichment, and an open forum on “AIDS: The Next Steps.”
¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 The Board sponsored a reception for those attending the conference for the first time.
¶ 5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 0 A special fund-raising event—“Focus on the Future of Families”—also took place. Alice McCarthy of Michigan chaired the event and was moderator. Mike Nobel presented a concert on “Family Songs of Pathos and Fun.” Also on the program were Oscar Remick, President of Alma College in Michigan; Joan Aldous; and Graham B. Spanier, NCFR Fund Development chair.
¶ 6 Leave a comment on paragraph 6 0 The International Section offered two sessions in addition to Pi Chao Chen’s Master Lecture: one on political repression and another on “Politics, Polemics, or Potential: The United Nations World Conference for Women and the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Women.”
¶ 7 Leave a comment on paragraph 7 0 The Students andYoung Professionals Section held a Skills Exchange and again sponsored a party for all. Several focus groups held sessions: Farm Families, Family Law, Aging, Marriage and Family Enrichment, Middle Years, Single-Parent Families, Nursing, Remarriage and Step-Parenting; Adoption, Feminism and Family Studies, Work and Families and Family Centers.
¶ 8 Leave a comment on paragraph 8 0 Margaret Arcus of the University of British Columbia led a post-conference workshop on “Politics of Family Life Education,” sponsored by the E&E Section.
¶ 9 Leave a comment on paragraph 9 0 The 1986 conference location was shrouded in some controversy. The NAACP and other organizations were boycotting Dearborn because of its new city ordinance of prohibiting non-Whites from using its parks after dark. The Ethnic Minorities Section and other NCFR members were outraged. In the past, NCFR had adopted a policy of not meeting in states that were against the Equal Rights Amendment. There was talk of us boycotting the meetings. However, this matter was appropriately handled by the Ethnic Minorities Section Chair. Members of the Section used hotel accommodations in Detroit and traveled over to the meetings in Dearborn. There was much discussion about this situation in the NCFR Board meeting after the conference, and the decision was made that in the future the Board would not make decisions that affect the members of any Section without due process.
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Gallery
- Pauline Boss
- Betty Barber
- Letty Cottin Pogrebin
- Augustus Napier
- Lorraine Klerman
- Sander Levin
- Pi Chao Chen
- Joan Aldous
- Graham Spanier
- Margaret Arcus
- Jay Schvaneveldt and John Mirowsky at the 1986 conference
- Debbie Stabenow and Thelma Dunn Hansen at the 1986 conference
- Mirra Komarovsky at the 1986 conference
- Ken Davidson at the annual conference
- Conference attendees browse exhibits
- Walter Schumm leads a round table discussion at the conference
- Sander Levin speaks at the conference
- Ralph LaRossa reviews Sage Publications at the annual conference
- Pauline Boss receives a plaque in appreciation for her work on the 1986 conference
- Mike Nobel at the 1986 conference
- Mary Jo Czaplewski and Oscar Remick look at the banners on display at the annual conference
- Betty Barber is recognized for her work as local arrangements chair for the Dearborn conference
- Mary Jane Van Meter, Macaran Baird and Alice McCarthy at the fund raising event at the annual conference
- Lorraine Klerman was a plenary speaker at the annual conference
- Mary Jo Czaplewski and Pauline Boss welcome plenary speaker Letty Cottin Pogrebin at the annual conference
- Howard Kauffman presents the NCFR Certificate of Commendation to Letty Cottin Pogrebin at the 1986 conference
- John Mirowsky, 1986 Reuben Hill Award winner, with Jay Schvaneveldt
- Jan Steven Greenberg at the 1986 conference
- Hamilton McCubbin and Graham Spanier at the fundraising event at the 1986 annual conference
- Douglas Sprenkle speaks at the 1986 conference
- Augustus Napier was a plenary speaker at the 1986 conference
- Old-fashioned ice cream cart at the 1986 conference
- Mike Nobel will entertain at the 1986 conference
- Hotel in Dearborn for the 1986 conference
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