Web Resources

Professional Resources

  • Family Section 
  • Sociologists who study family issues affiliate with the American Sociological Association (ASA) Family Section.
     
  • The National Council on Family Relations
  • The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) provides a forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establishes professional standards, and works to promote family well-being. The NCFR publishes two scholarly journals - Journal of Marriage and Family and Family Relations [self-description].

Data Resources

  • Administration for Children and Families 
    Official government statistics on these issues is available through the Department of Health and Human Service (DHSS) Administration for Children and Families.

  • National Survey of Families and Households 
    One of the most comprehensive and important sociological studies of the family is the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH).

  • Child and Family Statistics 
    The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, or the Forum, is a working group of Federal agencies that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to children and families. The Forum has partners from 22 Federal agencies as well as partners in private research organizations. This page contains contact information for staff from federal agencies who have expertise with NATIONALdata sets. [self-characterization].

Other Resources

There are many opinions about the definition of “family” and “family values,” including those of the following groups.

  • Alternative Family Matters 
    Alternative Family Matters was created to assist lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs) through the complex process of having children and to help medical practices and community institutions better understand and serve LGBT-headed families [self-characterization]. 
     
  • Family Research Council 
    Family Research Council’s primary reason for existence is to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in Washington, D.C., the traditional family and the Judeo-Christian principles upon which it is built [self-characterization].
     
  • Father’s Rights Foundation 
    Father’s Rights Foundation: A Page Dedicated to the Fight for Fathers Rights, That Kids Need Dads Too [self-characterization].
     
  • Focus on the Family 
    Focus on the Family’s mission is to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in disseminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible, and, specifically, to accomplish that objective by helping to preserve traditional values and the institution of the family [self-characterization].
     
  • The National Organization for Women 
    The National Organization for Women: We organize, organize, organize to fight the right wing—whether it’s over attempts to scuttle affirmative action, cut the safety net out from under poor women and their children, or outlaw basic civil rights for lesbians and gay men [self-characterization].
     
  • The Council on Contemporary Families 
    The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the national conversation about what contemporary families need and how these needs can best be met [self-characterization].
     
  • The International Center for Research on Women 
    The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a global research institute with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and regional offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and New Delhi, India. We also have a project office in Mumbai. ICRW is comprised of social scientists, economists, public health specialists and demographers, all of whom are experts in gender relations. We are thought leaders driven by a passion to alleviate poverty and rectify injustice in the world. And we believe that women and girls - in collaboration with men and boys - are essential to the solutions. We know that when their quality of life improves, families are healthier and economies are stronger.