Description
Across the Americas and Europe, the family has changed and marriage is in retreat. To answer the question of what's driving these changes and how they impact social and economic inequality, progressives have typically focused on the economic causes of changing family structures, whereas conservatives tend to stress cultural and policy roots. In this illuminating book, an international group of scholars revisit these issues, offering competing and contrasting perspectives from left, center, and right, while also adding a third layer of analysis: namely, the role of gender - changes in women's roles, male employment patterns, and gendered family responsibilities - in driving family change across three continents. Unequal Family Lives: Causes and Consequences in Europe and the Americas adds richness and depth to our understanding of the relationship between family and economics in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. This title is also available as Open Access.
This volume explores the causes and consequences of family inequality in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
About the Author
Naomi Cahn is the Harold H. Greene Chair at George Washington University School of Law. She has written or co-written ten books on topics ranging from family structure to reproductive technology to elder care. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, ranging from The New Yorker to the Washington Post. She is a member of the American Law Institute and a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. June Carbone is the Robina Chair in Law, Science, and Technology at the University of Minnesota School of Law. She is the co-author of Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family, with Naomi Cahn (2014). Laurie F. DeRose teaches at Georgetown University. She is a Research Assistant Professor for the Maryland Population Research Center, Director of Research for the World Family Map project, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. Her early research on sub-Saharan African demography laid the foundation for her current focus on global family studies. W. Bradford Wilcox is Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. He studies the impact of family structure on the welfare of children, men and women, and communities. His latest book (with Nicholas H. Wolfinger) is Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage Among African Americans and Latinos (2016).
Book Information
ISBN 9781108415958
Author Naomi R. Cahn
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 20mm
This volume explores the causes and consequences of family inequality in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
About the Author
Naomi Cahn is the Harold H. Greene Chair at George Washington University School of Law. She has written or co-written ten books on topics ranging from family structure to reproductive technology to elder care. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, ranging from The New Yorker to the Washington Post. She is a member of the American Law Institute and a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. June Carbone is the Robina Chair in Law, Science, and Technology at the University of Minnesota School of Law. She is the co-author of Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family, with Naomi Cahn (2014). Laurie F. DeRose teaches at Georgetown University. She is a Research Assistant Professor for the Maryland Population Research Center, Director of Research for the World Family Map project, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. Her early research on sub-Saharan African demography laid the foundation for her current focus on global family studies. W. Bradford Wilcox is Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. He studies the impact of family structure on the welfare of children, men and women, and communities. His latest book (with Nicholas H. Wolfinger) is Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage Among African Americans and Latinos (2016).
Book Information
ISBN 9781108415958
Author Naomi R. Cahn
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 20mm
