Program Chair: Helyne Frederick
Location: Francis Marion Hotel, Downtown Charleston, SC
June 4th-June 7th, 2017
Location: Francis Marion Hotel, Downtown Charleston, SC
June 4th-June 7th, 2017
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The 2017 Groves Conference"Post-Racial No More: Race, Realities, and Resources of Ethnic Minority Families and Social Movements"
Conference Theme and Description:
The United States is more racially and ethnically diverse than ever before and the PEW Institute projects the U.S. to be even more diverse in the coming decades. Despite this trend, racial/ethnic relations are tenuous. Though progress has been made since the civil rights era, current tensions with race, identity, and privilege continue to challenge policy makers, interventionists, family scientists, and scholars as they work to build strong families and communities. Not only are we challenged to serve families with varying values and culture, we are challenged to have an appropriate response to the issues facing ethnic minority families. The 2017 conference program builds on the Groves Conference's past and recognizes that the realities of families of color have always been diverse by culture, socioeconomic status, and family values. |
