Looking for Couples/Bringing Baby Home /Directory/Interracial Marriage - 7/05

Thu Jul 7 16:49:07 EDT 2005

- LOOKING FOR COUPLES
- BRINGING BABY HOME
- DIRECTORY LISTINGS
- INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES INCREASING IN U.S.

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- LOOKING FOR COUPLES

Amanda Robb, a reporter that attended the Dallas Conference, is working on
two different articles for two prominent women's magazines. This is a great
way to get our info about marriage education out there in articles written
by a very informed reporter. She's on deadline and needs our help.   - diane

First one is for a story on marriage friendly therapists - she wants to
interview couples who saw a neutral (not marriage friendly) therapist and
split up after counseling and/or who felt they were not helped AND couples
who saw a marriage-friendly therapist and stayed together through their
marriage's hard time -- who felt the counseling or education helped their
marriage.   If you're interested in being interviewed, e-mail
amandarobb at nyc.rr.com.

She also wants to interview women whose husbands have suffered a mid-life
slump -- a project they couldn't get off the ground or finish or a husband
whose career tanked while his wife's took off.
  She would like to know about the effect of the husband's slump on the
marriage, if the wife was able to help the husband back to productivity/a
feeling of meaning, and if so, HOW.  Contact: e-mail amandarobb at nyc.rr.com.

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- BRINGING BABY HOME

Dear Diane,
I just want to take a minute to let you know how much I (again) loved the
conference and particularly the opportunity to take the post-conference
training for Bringing Baby Home.  When we think of John Gottman we think of
his Love Lab work with couples and forget about his Emotional Intelligence
research on kids.  This is a wonderful program that combines BOTH and that
will help young families learn how to attune to and emotionally attach to
their babies and to each other AND, also, to manage conflict.

I was a little overwhelmed at the beginning when I saw the 4" binder but the
presenters did a great job of going through the materials and helping us
understand the program.  We had homework each night and two tests.  But they
weren't that bad. And, now I'm a trained and certified Gottman instructor!
Thanks. 
Merrilie Rackham, CFLE

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- DIRECTORY LISTINGS

One of those coincidences -- I received the above Rackham endorsement in the
same batch of emails that included a new Directory Listing for Bringing Baby
Home (see below).   Which prompts me to remind all of you that I'm receiving
MANY inquiries for marriage, premarital, parenting and stepfamily classes --
from people that live in communities that have no listings!  NOW is the time
to get listed. To list your programs and classes, visit
http://www.smartmarriages.com/directory.html     - diane

> Bringing Baby Home -  San Francisco, California - CA
> Skill-based relationship preparation for pregnant, expectant, and new
> parenting couples essential for a successful transition to parenthood, at
> Fort Mason Center. Presented by psychologist Sam Jinich, PhD, CGE.
> Improve communication, strengthen your friendship, increase intimacy
> and regulate conflict. Non-religious in content. 12 hr workshop over two
> days 9am-4pm. $300/couple. Visit the website for a schedule and for
> more information and to register online or call or email Sam if you have
> questions:
> 415-474-6414
> Email: sjinich at msn.com
> Web: http://www.BringingBabyHome-CA.com

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- INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES INCREASING IN U.S.

Interracial Marriages Increasing in U.S.; Report: ' New Marriages, New
Families: U.S. Racial and Hispanic Intermarriage'

7/1/2005

WASHINGTON, July 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The last few decades have witnessed a
sea change in Americans' attitudes toward interracial dating and marriage.
Marriages between Americans of different races (and between Hispanics and
non-Hispanics) have increased -- although they are still not common. These
interracial marriages are generating a growing population of multiracial
Americans, which may become more prominent in coming decades.

"New Marriages, New Families: U.S. Racial and Hispanic Intermarriage," a new
report from the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau, explores the
trends in intermarriage, and the social and demographic factors driving
these changes. Authors Sharon Lee and Barry Edmonston -- professors at
Portland State University -- find that:

-- Racial intermarriage has increased from less than one percent of all
married couples in 1970 to more than five percent of couples in 2000.

-- The typical interracial couple is a white person with a nonwhite spouse.
Intermarriage between two people from minority racial groups is relatively
infrequent. Whites and blacks have the lowest intermarriage rates, while
American Indians, Hawaiians, and multiple-race people have the highest.

-- Black men are more likely to intermarry than black women, while Asian
women are more likely to intermarry than Asian men. Men and women from other
racial groups are equally likely to intermarry.

-- About one-fourth of Hispanic couples are inter-Hispanic, a rate that has
been fairly stable since 1980.

-- Younger and better-educated Americans are more likely to intermarry than
older and less-educated Americans.

-- More children are growing up in either interracial or inter-Hispanic
families. Between 1970 and 2000, the number of children living in
interracial families increased nearly fourfold - from 900,000 to more than
three million - while the number in inter-Hispanic families increased nearly
threefold - from 800,000 to two million.

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Contact: Mary Kent of Population Reference Bureau, 202-939-5418 or
mkent at prb.org; Sharon Lee, 503-725-3962 or lees at pdx.edu; or Barry Edmonston,
503-725-5101 or edmonstonb at pdx.edu

EDITOR'S NOTE: The full report, "New Marriages, New Families: U.S. Racial
and Hispanic Intermarriage" is available at http://www.prb.org. Printed
copies are free to writers and members of the press. Contact Mary Kent,
Population Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520,
Washington, DC 20009; 202-939-5418; mkent at prb.org.

The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and
objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their
implications.

http://www.usnewswire.com/

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