Is the American Family as We Know it an Endangered Species?

Reuben Hill

Friday, 19 Feb 1982 at 3:00 pm – Gallery, Memorial Union

Reuben Hill is Regents' Professor of Family Sociology at the University of Minnesota. He has made many outstanding contributions to family studies, including classic works in the area of family developmental theory and crisis theory. As a former Iowa State professor, he was a predominant influence in establishing the study of the family as a strong emphasis at this university.
Part of the National Affairs Series: Dreams, Myth and Reality.

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