Barack Obama's America how new conceptions of race, family, and religion ended the Reagan era
"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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ann Arbor :
University of Michigan Press
c2009.
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| Colección: | Contemporary political and social issues
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426989006719 |
| Sumario: | "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. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (321 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780472900909 9781282422926 9786612422928 9780472021796 |
| Acceso: | Open access |
