Transnational marriages account for a significant proportion of family-based immigration to North America. An increasing number of immigrant men are choosing to marry women from their countries of origin, and an increasing number of nonimmigrant men are choosing to marry women from other countries. Existing studies on the experiences of foreign…

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, this edition of "The State of the World's Children" calls for brave and fresh thinking to address age-old problems that still affect the world's most disadvantaged children. The report is inspired by the work of innovators around the world--who are pushing…

Religious leaders from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths were interviewed about their understanding of the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and religion, and a grounded-theory analysis was conducted. The present manuscript explored the leaders' beliefs about the partners' responsibility for IPV and the role of divorce. Although…

Describes the success of a preventative counseling curriculum for adolescents with deafness that was designed to explore the roles and responsibilities in the relationships of men and women. Discusses the logistics of developing a similar program and strategies for addressing different topics including role playing. (CR)

Russian researchers have identified three forms of monogamous family in Russia: (1) The patriarchal or traditional family; (2) The child-centered or modern family; and (3) The spousal or postmodern family. This article presents the findings of a study examining the structural characteristics of the Russian sample of families. This Russian-American…

As noted by Goldsmid and Wilson a quarter of a century ago, a "curious gulf" exists between teaching and research in sociology. This article addresses this problem by suggesting ways in which a current research article from the American Sociological Review can be used in courses at three different levels of the undergraduate curriculum. The active…