Marriage markets : how inequality is remaking the American family /

Marriage markets : how inequality is remaking the American family / June Carbone and Naomi Cahn.

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"There was a time when the phrase "American family" conjured up a single, specific image: a breadwinner dad, a homemaker mom, and their 2.5 kids living comfortable lives in a middle-class suburb. Today, that image has been shattered, due in part to skyrocketing divorce rates, single p...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Carbone, June
Other Authors: Cahn, Naomi R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, [2014]
Subjects:
Families > Economic aspects > United States.
Marriage > Economic aspects > United States.
Domestic relations > United States.
Equality > United States.
Working class > Economic aspects > United States.
Social classes > United States.
Domestic relations.
Equality.
Families > Economic aspects.
Marriage > Economic aspects.
Social classes.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: The puzzles of today's families. Class, marriage markets, and the new foundations for family life ; Blinded by the light ; Blaming the victim: the morality tale ; Getting closer: the rediscovery of marriage markets
  • Section II: The new terms. The heart of the matter ; Where the men are ; Remaking class barriers: children and achievement ; The re-creation of class
  • Section III: Legalizing inequality: the class divide in the meaning of family law. The law: rewriting the marital script ; Shared parenting: egalitarian, patriarchal, or both?
  • Section IV: Rebuilding community: inequality, class, and family. Rebuilding from the top down: the family, inequality, and employment ; Rebuilding from the bottom up: addressing children's needs ; Sex, power, patriarchy, and parental obligation ; The death of family law--and prospects for its rebirth.
  • ""Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""SECTION I THE PUZZLES OF TODAYâ€?S FAMILIES""; ""1. Class, Marriage Markets, and the New Foundations for Family Life""; ""2. Blinded by the Light""; ""3. Blaming the Victim: The Morality Tale""; ""4. Getting Closer: The Rediscovery of Marriage Markets""; ""SECTION II THE NEW TERMS ""; ""5. The Heart of the Matter""; ""6. Where the Men Are""; ""7. Remaking Class Barriers: Children and Achievement""; ""8. The Re-creation of Class""; ""SECTION III LEGALIZING INEQUALITY: THE CLASS DIVIDE IN THE MEANING OF FAMILY LAW""
  • ""9. The Law: Rewriting the Marital Script""""10. Shared Parenting: Egalitarian, Patriarchal, or Both?""; ""SECTION IV REBUILDING COMMUNITY: INEQUALITY, CLASS, AND FAMILY""; ""11. Rebuilding from the Top Down: The Family, Inequality, and Employment""; ""12. Rebuilding from the Bottom Up: Addressing Childrenâ€?s Needs""; ""13. Sex, Power, Patriarchy, and Parental Obligation""; ""14. The Death of Family Lawâ€?And Prospects for Its Rebirth""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

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