Building on Doha:
Marriage and Parenting in the Third Millennium 6th Annual World Family Policy Forum

Welcome
Associate Internatinal Vice President Erlend Peterson
Dean Kevin Worthen

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Opening Remarks
Richard G. Wilkins, Managing Director, World Family Policy Center

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Meaning of Family in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Dr. Don Browning—United States
Professor Emeritus, Alexander Campbell Professor of Religious Ethics and the SocialSciencesDivinitySchool, University of Chicago

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The Positive Impact of Marriage on Society: The Case for Public Policy
Dr. Steven Nock—United States
Professor and Director, Marriage Matters Project
University of Virginia

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The Family in the Third (and Second) Millennium . . . BC: Where We’ve Been
Dr. John Gee—United States
William Gay Associate Research Professor of Egyptology
Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts, BrighamYoungUniversity

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Theory, Tradition, and Contemporary Marriage
Ms. Camille Williams—United States 
Practicing Attorney
Lecturer, School of Family Life, BrighamYoungUniversity

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Marriage Research in the UK
Ms. Samantha Callan—United Kingdom 
Senior Researcher
CARE for the Family

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Do Parents Matter?  Answers from Recent Studies in Various Cultures
Dr. Craig Hart—United States 
Professor, School of Family Life
BrighamYoungUniversity

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Sex Differences: Nature’s Signposts to a Good Marriage
Dr. Steven Rhoads—United States 
Professor of Politics
University of Virginia

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Marriage, Motherhood, Family and Social Change: The Orientation of  Educated Working Women of India
Dr. Manjula Rathaur—India 
President
Centre for Applied Sociology

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The Complementarity of Motherhood and Fatherhood: A Tour de Force
of the Relevant Social Science
Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox—United States 
Professor, SociologyDepartment
University of Virginia

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Why Childhood Attachment Matters:  Implications for Personal Happiness, Families and Public Policy
Dr. Gladys Sweeney—United States 
Founder and Dean
Institute for the Psychological Sciences

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“Child-Rearing” v. “Child-Care”
Conflicts of Visions that Underlie Economic Decisions Impacting Families
Mr. Bruce Abramson—Switzerland 
Lawyer, International Human Rights Law
Consultant

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New Zealand—the First Feminist Nation?
Mrs. Alexis Stuart—New Zealand 
Newspaper Columnist

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Building Healthy Communities: The Malaysian Experience
Madam Fatimah Saad—Malaysia 
Director General, National Population and Family Development Board

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International Government Panel and Discussion:

Larry Baldock—Member of Parliament, New Zealand (Bruce Logan will be representing MP Larry Baldock)

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Tuve Skanberg—Member of Parliament, Sweden

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Inese Slesere—Member of Parliament, Latvia

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Closing Remarks
Richard Wilkins
Managing Director, WorldFamilyPolicyCenter

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