CALL FOR PAPERS & PROJECTS
For the third Annual
Strengthening the Family Conference:
Engaging Issues with Courage and Civility
March 15th-16th, 2013
Over $7,000 in Cash Awards!
Students for the in Provo, Utah invites papers and projects on topics related to strengthening the family to be submitted in conjunction with the third annual Strengthening the Family Conference.
The purpose of the Call for Papers is to provide students with an opportunity to engage issues that affect the family in society and to build an academic case for strengthening families as the fundamental unit of society. This will provide a medium for students to cultivate rigorous thinking and practice articulating their research findings through papers and projects, and to hear the expertise and thinking of other students and professionals on the topics.
Some topics at the conference will include: the relational effects of pornography addiction, legal implications of same-sex marriage and no-fault divorce laws, effects of media on perceptions of relationships, changing trends in dating and marriage, sexual integrity, gender complementarity in parenting, the economic cost of family decline on society, and religious freedom.
We encourage the submission of scholarly, philosophical and legal analysis papers on issues affecting relationships, marriage and family. This may include original research, a review of research on relevant topics, a legal analysis of current issues, synthesis of philosophies or historical perspectives.
All paper and project submissions will have the opportunity of winning cash awards for their submissions, and may also be chosen for presentation at the conference and/or published online.
Submission deadline is January 4th, 2013
For submission requirements, see:
- General Requirements
- Undergraduate Papers
- Law and Graduate Papers
- Projects
- Grading Criteria
- Awards
- Past Papers and Projects
*Non-students may also submit papers and projects, but must indicate the educational level at which the paper was written (graduate student, undergraduate student, etc)
CALL FOR PAPERS & PROJECTS
For the third annual
Strengthening the Family Conference:
Engaging Issues with Courage and Civility
March 15th-16th, 2013
The Strengthening the Family Symposium invites papers and projects on topics related to strengthening the family to be submitted in conjunction with the third annual strengthening the Family Conference.
All paper and project submissions will have the opportunity of winning cash awards for their submissions, and may also be chosen for presentation at the conference and/or published online. Students are encouraged to submit papers and projects in conjunction with their classes and coursework. Early submissions are encouraged.
The purpose of the Conference is to provide students with an opportunity to learn about why marriage and family are important to society and how they can be strengthened, from an inter-disciplinary perspective. It will provide a medium for students to cultivate rigorous thinking and practice articulating their research findings and/or opinions through their papers and projects.
In addition to student presentations and projects, legal, religious, and scientific scholars from around the country will also present on topics such as pornography addiction, same sex marriage, cohabitation and divorce, parenting, dating and marriage.
Over $7000 in Cash Prizes!