Format:
X, 305 S.
ISBN:
978-0-472-03391-1
,
978-0-472-11450-4
Content:
"The election of Barack Obama to the presidency marks a conclusive end to the Reagan era, writes John Kenneth White in Barack Obama's America. Reagan symbolized a 1950s and 1960s America, largely white and suburban, with married couples and kids at home, who attended church more often than not. Obama's election marks a new era, the author writes. Whites will be a minority by 2042. Marriage is at an all-time low. Cohabitation has increased from a half-million couples in 1960 to more than 5 million in 2000 to even more this year. Gay marriages and civil unions are redefining what it means to be a family. And organized religions are suffering, even as Americans continue to think of themselves as a religious people. Obama's inauguration was a defining moment in the political destiny of this country, based largely on demographic shifts, as described in Barack Obama's America." -- Publisher's description.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-472-02179-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
Keywords:
Soziales System
;
Gesellschaftsordnung
;
Familienpolitik
;
Rassenfrage
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