Red vs. blue family in black and white

The Washington Times ^ | July 25, 2010 | Cheryl Wetzstein

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Young parents Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston may have gotten engaged again recently, but they are still a quintessential "red" family trying to swim against the tide of family change, say two family law professors who have launched a debate about "red" and "blue" American families.

The 2004 and 2008 elections showed a divided America — and that division extends even to families, Naomi Cahn and June Carbone write in their book, "Red Families v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture."

In blue states, families tend to be well-educated, have high-paying jobs, be tolerant of diversity and be politically liberal. They marry later in life, have children in wedlock and are dedicated co-parents.

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are good examples of this "blue" paradigm, Ms. Cahn, who teaches at George Washington University, and Ms. Carbone, who teaches at the University of Missouri, said at a recent event at the New America Foundation think tank.

Red-state families, however, seem to be stuck in a time warp — they tend to be more strict in their religious beliefs and aspire to abstinence until marriage and marriage for life. But they often fall short of these goals: Red states have high rates of teen births, young ("shotgun") marriages and divorce. Red-state families are also less likely to be college graduates, get top jobs or create households where husbands and wives share equally in parenting and chores.

This shows that "blue" families have adjusted to the evolution of America's family culture, while "red" families have not, Ms. Cahn and Ms. Carbone said.

[Crim]

Tell me this isnt irony:

University of Missouri-Kansas City
204 Haag Hall
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110

BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[xsmommy]

The good thing is that the comments to the article in the Wash Times pretty uniformly call it out as a load of crap.

[Crim]

Oh yeah....it’s total crap....but the libtards will love it and foist it up as “proof” of their moral superiourity...

[babyfreep]

I think Cahn and Carbone have been watching too many movies.

[madprof98]

"[I]f you want to find two-parent families with stable marriages and coddled kids, your best bet is to bypass Sarah Palin country and to go Nancy Pelosi territory," scholar Jonathan Rauch wrote in National Journal magazine.

Unfortunately, both "parents" in this scenario are of the same gender.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

In blue states, families tend to be well-educated, have high-paying jobs, be tolerant of diversity and be politically liberal. They marry later in life, have children in wedlock and are dedicated co-parents.

This is sheer bunk. How many families in inner city Detroit, Cleveland, Newark, LA, Chicago, etc. fit that description? And how "red" are they?

[ConservativeWarrior]

No stereotyping in this article! Snort.

What would you expect from a study performed by 2 single women who have never spent a day in the real world?

Career academics, like actors and rock stars, shouldn't be taken seriously.

[Vanders9]

This shows that "blue" families have adjusted to the evolution of America's family culture, while "red" families have not, Ms. Cahn and Ms. Carbone said

As the "blue" families have largely created the "evolution of America's family culture" its hardly surprising they have adjusted to it more.

[A_Former_Democrat]

This is laughable.

I will bet you the highest incidences of divorce, illegitimacy, crime, spousal/child/drug/alcohol abuse are not just higher in blue state families but outrageously high among blue state CONSTITUENCIES

[longtermmemmory]

This is a orwellian propagana meme piece:

Republican not smart
Democrat smart

never mind reality of
Democrat lazy welfare moocher
Republican self reliant

[A_Former_Democrat]

How elitist of these “ladies.” Wonder if they set out in an unbiased way and came to this conclusion . . .or set out to “prove” their conclusion beforehand???

Take one look at this law professor’s (Carbone) CV and you can see leftist education and writings. “Feminism” “partners/partnerships” “unmarried” etc. used alot in speeches and publications.

And take another look at her photo (I suggest you don’t, instead take my word for it) and well . . . you get the picture.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Those remind me of Bluto’s reaction when the Delt rush chairman flashed the slide of Flounder’s mug on the frat house basement wall

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I saw both their photos. Too bad I didn’t have a bottle of brain bleach on hand.

[A_Former_Democrat]

“The urban public law school with a small liberal arts feel”

What a slogan. LOL Carbone is just another “diversity” hire who can’t get a real job in the real world.

All she can do is try to justify her own low self-esteem with this condescending “blue families are better” when the reality is just the opposite. Just follow the money Professor. There’s a big reason why the reds build it and the blues follow, whether it’s neighborhoods, schools, shopping districts. Actions speak louder than words.