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2025 Groves Conference
SAVE THE DATE! June 16-18, 2025 Washington, DC Families in a Time of Social and Political Upheaval: Lessons from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |
In recent years, global social and political landscapes have changed in ways that have challenged families’ abilities to live, work, and function in their environments. Family scientists, practitioners, and others with vested interest in families find themselves confronted with increasingly complex situations and impacts of such changes in their work with individuals and families. The more recent developments of the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict provides a high-profile example. The political violence and long-reaching social ramifications have exposed a new generation of individuals and families to political violence and long-reaching social ramifications. As family scientists and practitioners, we have an important role to play in learning, reflecting and responding to social and political upheaval with criticality and sensitivity, for the sake of continuing to support families who are exposed to such upheaval. The 2025 conference offers an opportunity to critically consider the important role of family science academics and practitioners as individuals and families navigate the challenges of the social and political ramifications of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The conversation will extend to include elements of other social or political upheaval in recent years. Attendees will be invited to challenge their understanding through critical and sensitive analysis in order to best serve and support individuals and families exposed to such upheaval.
The primary mission of Groves is to foster critical thinking about issues in the area of family science and to promote social action and social justice. A variety of session formats are used (e.g., workshops, roundtable discussions, immersion experiences, field trips, plenaries, seminars, posters, etc.) designed to generate reconceptualizations of family-related issues. They are ultimately intended to hone a social tapestry that will improve the quality of life within and among families of the world.
The primary mission of Groves is to foster critical thinking about issues in the area of family science and to promote social action and social justice. A variety of session formats are used (e.g., workshops, roundtable discussions, immersion experiences, field trips, plenaries, seminars, posters, etc.) designed to generate reconceptualizations of family-related issues. They are ultimately intended to hone a social tapestry that will improve the quality of life within and among families of the world.