Breakfast Forum:
Why Marriage Matters
Friday, Oct. 24, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Bishop O'Connor Center, Madison, WI
Clergy, pastoral ministers and others involved in marriage and family ministry are invited to a breakfast forum with the award wining sociologist of the family, Dr. Bradford Wilcox. Come dialogue with Dr. Wilcox and others in the diocese about social research that vindicates Christian moral teaching. A great opportunity for priests, deacons, nfp advocates, marriage preparation team couples, counselors and pastoral ministers. It will help us serve our brothers and sisters in a more fruitful way.
A $5.00 free-will offering is suggested.
Register online here or contact Marie Lins at (608) 821-3160 or oec@straphael.org.
W. Bradford Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox's research focuses on marriage and cohabitation, and on the ways that gender, religion, and children influence the quality and stability of American family life. He has published articles on marriage, cohabitation, parenting, and fatherhood in The American Sociological Review, Social Forces, The Journal of Marriage and Family and The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. His first book, Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands, (Chicago, 2004) examines the ways in which the religious beliefs and practices of American Protestant men influence their approach to parenting, household labor, and marriage. Mr. Wilcox is now researching the effect that gender norms, children, commitment, and religion have on the quality of contemporary American marriages.
Professor Wilcox has received the following two awards from the American Sociological Association Religion Section for his research: the Best Graduate Paper Award and the Best Article Award (with Brian Steensland et al.). His research has also been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, CBS News, and numerous NPR stations.
is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and a member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia and his Ph.D. at Princeton University. Prior to coming to the University of Virginia, he held research fellowships at Princeton University, Yale University and the Brookings Institution.