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Red families v. Blue families : legal polarization and the creation of culture / Naomi Cahn and June Carbone.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 288 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195372174
  • 9780195372175
Other title:
  • Red families v. Blue families : Legal polarisation and the creation of culture
  • Red families versus blue families
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.850973 22
LOC classification:
  • KF505 .C34 2010
Contents:
pt. 1. Family maps : Moral demography ; Sexual history ; The age of division ; Personality, politics, and religion -- pt. 2. The legal map : Contraception: securing the pathways to blue family life ; Abortion, law and the cognitive map ; The irrationality of adolescence: what the adults are really fighting over ; The marrying laws ; Custody and compromise -- pt. 3. The map to the future : Marriage advice in shades of pink ; Making ready for baby: painting the nursery sky blue ; Work and family: retooling the foundation in deep purple.
Summary: "[This book] 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 in moral and sexual values as a crisis. In this world, the prospect of teen childbirth is the necessary deterrent to premarital sex, marriage is a sacred undertaking between a man and a woman, and divorce is society's greatest moral challenge. Yet, the changing economy is rapidly eliminating the stable, blue collar jobs that have historically supported young families, and early marriage and childbearing derail the education needed to prosper. The result is that the areas of the country most committed to traditional values have the highest divorce and teen pregnancy rates, fueling greater calls to reinstill traditional values. [This book] will transform our understanding of contemporary American culture and law. The authors show how the Red-Blue divide goes much deeper than this value system conflict--the Red States have increasingly said "no" to Blue State legal norms, and, as a result, family law has been rent in two. The authors close with a consideration of where these different family systems still overlap, and suggest solutions that permit rebuilding support for both types of families in changing economic circumstances. Incorporating results from the 2008 election, Red Families v. Blue Families will reshape the debate surrounding the culture wars and the emergence of red and blue America."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Family maps : Moral demography ; Sexual history ; The age of division ; Personality, politics, and religion -- pt. 2. The legal map : Contraception: securing the pathways to blue family life ; Abortion, law and the cognitive map ; The irrationality of adolescence: what the adults are really fighting over ; The marrying laws ; Custody and compromise -- pt. 3. The map to the future : Marriage advice in shades of pink ; Making ready for baby: painting the nursery sky blue ; Work and family: retooling the foundation in deep purple.

"[This book] 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 in moral and sexual values as a crisis. In this world, the prospect of teen childbirth is the necessary deterrent to premarital sex, marriage is a sacred undertaking between a man and a woman, and divorce is society's greatest moral challenge. Yet, the changing economy is rapidly eliminating the stable, blue collar jobs that have historically supported young families, and early marriage and childbearing derail the education needed to prosper. The result is that the areas of the country most committed to traditional values have the highest divorce and teen pregnancy rates, fueling greater calls to reinstill traditional values. [This book] will transform our understanding of contemporary American culture and law. The authors show how the Red-Blue divide goes much deeper than this value system conflict--the Red States have increasingly said "no" to Blue State legal norms, and, as a result, family law has been rent in two. The authors close with a consideration of where these different family systems still overlap, and suggest solutions that permit rebuilding support for both types of families in changing economic circumstances. Incorporating results from the 2008 election, Red Families v. Blue Families will reshape the debate surrounding the culture wars and the emergence of red and blue America."--Publisher description.

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