{"product_id":"the-age-of-independence-9780674034907","title":"The Age of Independence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosenfeld argues that the independent life stage that emerged around 1960, experienced by young adults after leaving their parentsâ homes and before settling down to start their own families, has reduced parental control over children's mate selection and has resulted in a rise in interracial and same-sex unions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original and provocative thesis with impressive evidence in support of it. -- Andrew Cherlin, The Johns Hopkins University\u003cbr\u003eA serious and thought-provoking take on the dramatic transformations taking place in early adulthood—and their far-reaching implications for the future of sexuality, race, and family life in America. -- Steven Mintz, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003eA significant contribution to the literature on interracial relationships, same-sex relationships, and family dynamics. Perhaps most importantly, this work provides compelling statistical evidence to support what for too long have been anecdotal arguments. -- Renee Romano, Wesleyan University\u003cbr\u003eMichael Rosenfeld's \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Independence\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the most intellectually provocative study of family change in the United States to be published in the past decade. Weaving together strands of literature from social history, demography, and cultural movements, it proposes an explanation of how and why Americans shifted their marriage practices to embrace greater tolerance for \"alternative unions,\" including cohabitation and interracial and same-sex partnerships...\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Independence\u003c\/i\u003e, slim in pages but not in content, is engaging reading and should be especially attractive to those of us who are always on the lookout for worthy books for graduate seminars on the family...Rosenfeld's book provides a rich lode of ideas for empirical examination. Whether he is right or wrong in all of the particulars, he has written a valuable book. -- Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. * Population and Development Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe book offers an original argument about the sources of family change, and about the past and future of the American family. * Family Forum *\u003cbr\u003eRosenfeld's book is meticulously researched, carefully argued, and beautifully written, and it deserves a place on the \"must-read\" list of social demographers as well as other social scientists working in the areas of family, race and sexuality...This book has so much going for it that I believe it is destined to rank as a classic in the fields of family demography and sociology of the family. -- Kathleen E. Hull * International Journal of Sociology of the Family *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Acknowledgments  \t* Introduction \t* Family Government \t* The Independent Life Stage \t* The Rise of Alternative Unions \t* Alternative Unions and the Independent life Stage \t* Childhood \t* The Rise of Tolerance \t* Privacy and the Law \t* Same-Sex Marriage and the Future of the American Family  \t* Appendix Tables \t* Notes \t* Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403538145623,"sku":"9780674034907","price":24.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674034907.jpg?v=1730483764","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-age-of-independence-9780674034907","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}