Research Committee on Family Research RC06 View title Research Committee list Established in 1959 The purpose of the Research Committee on Family Research (CFR) is to encourage family research of high quality within and between countries. Statutes [Acrobat pdf file 26 KB] RC06 website at the University of Vienna, Austria President Rudolf Richter, University of Vienna, Austria, rudolf.richter@univie.ac.at Vice-President Rudy R. Seward, University of North Texas, USA Secretary Treasurer Ria Smit, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, rsmit@uj.ac.za Members at large Maria Cristina Gomes, Mexico Irene Levin, Norway Peter Somlai, Hungary Past Boards Family Diversity and Gender Lisbon, Portugal September 9 – 13, 2008 Abstract submissions: January 31, 2008 ISA Family Research Committee RC06 Joint meeting at the 17th Annual Parent Education Conference University of North Texas, Denton, USA February 12-14, 2009 Session proposals: June 1, 2008 Families and Memories ISA Research Committee on Family Research Seminar Oslo, Norway June 15-17, 2009 Submissions:  October 1, 2008 Families construct memories as well as memories constitute families. Each family member creates different stories and biographical narratives. At the same time these stories are related to each other and there is a collectiveness in the memory-making within a family. [more >>] CFR Gazette, a newsletter distributed to RC06 members three times a year. CFR Gazette, vol. 34, 2, [PDF file, 397KB]. Dues: USD40 (students USD10) for a 4-year period. ISA membership registration form is available on http://www.isa-sociology.org/memb_i/index.htm