What's Wrong With Family Diversity? Five Cultural Assumptions About the Standard North American Family

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作者：
Harris, Scott R. [1 ]
机构：
[1] St Louis Univ, Dept Sociol & Anthropol, St Louis, MO 63103 USA
来源：
SOCIOLOGY COMPASS | 2024年 / 18卷 / 08期
关键词：
cultural assumptions; family diversity; standard North American family; POLYGAMY; GENDER; POLICY;
D O I：
10.1111/soc4.13258
中图分类号：
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号：
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要：
Acceptance of family diversity has increased. However, families that differ from the standard North American family (SNAF) are still confidently portrayed as the cause of numerous social problems, even when evidence may be lacking or mixed. This article describes and critiques five assumptions that inform advocates' claims: the belief that the heterosexual nuclear family is the most (1) real, (2) divine, (3) natural, (4) longstanding, and (5) functional form of kinship. These ideas, though dubious, can exert harmful influence on Americans in their personal lives and in public policymaking.
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