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020			_a9780195372175 _qpbk
041			_aeng
082	0	4	_a306.5809 _bCAH
100			_a Cahn, Naomi
245	1	0	_aRed Families v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture _c/ Naomi Cahn
260			_bOxford University Press Inc _c2010
300			_a304p,; _c20 cm.
504			_aindex
520			_aRed 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 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
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