ISBN:
9780199707195
,
0199707197
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (288 p.)
,
ill., map.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cahn, Naomi R Red families v. blue families
DDC:
306.850973
Keywords:
Domestic relations Social aspects
;
United States
;
Social change United States
;
Domestic relations Social aspects
;
Social change
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Alternative Family
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Reference
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Social change
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United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Red Families v. Blue Families identifies a new family model geared for the post-industrial economy. Rooted in the urban middle class, the coasts and the "blue states" in the last three presidential elections, the Blue Family Paradigm emphasizes the importance of women's as well as men's workforce participation, egalitarian gender roles, and the delay of family formation until both parents are emotionally and financially ready. By contrast, the Red Family Paradigm--associated with the Bible Belt, the mountain west, and rural America--rejects these new family norms, viewing the change
Note:
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