The National Council on Family Relations (abbreviated NCFR) is an
America
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n nonprofit, multidisciplinary
learned society
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dedicated to research on all aspects of the
family
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. Founded in 1938 as the National Conference on Family Relations, it was renamed to its current name in 1948.
executive director
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The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...
is Diane L. Cushman.peer-review
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ed journals in association with Wiley-Blackwell
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: the ''Journal of Marriage and Family
The ''Journal of Marriage and Family'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations. It was established in 1939 as ''Living'', renamed to ''Marriage and Family Living'' in 19 ...
'', ''Family Relations
''Family Relations'' (russian: Родня, Rodnya) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.
Plot
A rural woman Mariya Konovalova (Nonna Mordyukova) goes to the regional center to visit her daughter Nina (Svetlana Kryuchkova), an ...
'', and the ''Journal of Family Theory & Review
ThJournal of Family Theory and Reviewis a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of thNational Council on Family Relations Established in 2009 by founding editor Robert M. Milardo, the current editor-in-ch ...
''.
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Non-profit organizations based in Minnesota
Organizations established in 1938
1938 establishments in Minnesota
Learned societies of the United States
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