White, John Kenneth, 1952-
Barack Obama's America : how new conceptions of race, family, and religion ended the Reagan era / John Kenneth White - 1 online resource (x, 305 pages) : illustrations
"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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Barack Obama's America : how new conceptions of race, family, and religion ended the Reagan era / John Kenneth White - 1 online resource (x, 305 pages) : illustrations
"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
9780472021796 0472021796 9780472900909 0472900900 9780472114504 0472114506
D1A678C7-20D3-4411-BAC8-7FDB685A4F93 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctt1djbw10 JSTOR 22573/ctt227996r JSTOR 100894 Knowledge Unlatched
Families--History.--United States
Coalitions--History.--United States
HQ535 / .W47 2009eb
306.850