 We invite potential participants in the symposium to submit abstracts for review. In addition to invited plenary addresses, presentations may be in one of three forms: posters, 20- to 30-minute papers, or panels of three or four papers. Although participants’ suggestions about the format for their presentations will be considered, the organizers will exercise discretion in the choice of format in the context of the program as a whole.
The format that we use for poster presentations is unusual, and it has been appreciated by both presenters and audience members. Posters are grouped because of similarity in topic or theme. All those present are invited to join in informal group discussions centered on the posters.
Abstracts of potential presentations should be focused on topics of relevance to the symposium theme. We are interested in presentations relating to both U.S. and international research. Among the topics of interest are:
- descriptive analyses of the ways in which social structures and processes (including those involved in health, mental health, and social services) have changed across time;
- analyses of the impact of such changes on children, adolescents, young adults, families, and communities, including changes in:
- family life
- schooling
- leisure time
- gender roles
- inter-generational activities and relationships
- sexual behavior
- race relations
- wealth distribution
- international migration
- technological advances
- mass media
- religious beliefs
- organization of work
- attitudes towards sexual minorities
- opportunities for people with disabilities;
- analyses of the ways in which community institutions (e.g., faith institutions; health care; education; local and regional governments; human services) have responded to those changes, whether positively or negatively;
- the types of innovations in policies, programs, and clinical practices that are or have been needed to respond to the challenges.
Abstracts should be 500 to 800 words and, as relevant, should include brief descriptions of the rationale for studies, policies, or programs, the methods for study, and the nature and significance of the findings.
Abstracts of possible analytic papers should include a brief discussion of the nature and significance of the pertinent issue, the arguments that the author will present, and the importance of these arguments for resolution of the relevant policy problems.
Abstracts may be submitted via conventional or courier mail, electronic mail, or FAX. Abstracts should be sent in time for receipt by December 15, 2011, for full consideration. Early submissions are encouraged. Additional abstracts will be accepted through January 17, 2012, if they are of sufficient quality and as space in the program allows.
Proposals should be addressed to:
Ms. Sharon Crout
CU Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life
225 South Pleasantburg Drive, Suite B-11,
Greenville, SC 29607
FAX: +1 864 250 4633
E-mail: scrout@clemson.edu
Potential presenters will be notified promptly about the decisions regarding their submissions. To signify acceptance of invitations to make presentations, presenters should register for the symposium by February 1.
Proposals should include contact information for each presenter (name, title, affiliation, address, E-mail address, and, as relevant, voice phone, FAX, and cell phone numbers.) Potential presenters should also denote whether the presentation is for a poster, a paper (oral presentation), or panel. If the proposal is for a panel, the overall abstract should be submitted in addition to an abstract for each paper.
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