Open AccessReflections on Marriage and Family Beyond the Culture Wars
Author(s) -
Daniel Liechty
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
critical social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1543-9372
DOI - 10.22329/csw.v7i2.5730
Subject(s) - assertion , salient , perspective (graphical) , sociology , gender studies , political science , law , art , computer science , visual arts , programming language
Although much attention has focused on same-sex marriage as an ominous destroyer of the traditional marriage and family structure, a more historical perspective suggests that the radical changes taking place in marriage and family structure in our culture are better understood as adaptations to social forces generated by a shifting economic base. This assertion is presented in three interlocking theses, and salient implications are discussed for the future of marriage and the family in the new economy.