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The Fifty Percent Divorce Rate: Deconstructing A Myth, Dennis L. Peck
The Fifty Percent Divorce Rate: Deconstructing A Myth, Dennis L. Peck
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
An overview of competing perceptions about divorce in the United States establishes the basis for a discussion of the incidence of divorce, divorce rates, and the public myth of a 50 percent divorce rate. A partial explanation for the acceptance of this myth is offered through a discussion of the salience of attitude as well as other public issues.
Family Preservation: A Professional Reform Movement, Marc Mannes
Family Preservation: A Professional Reform Movement, Marc Mannes
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Family Preservation is examined as a manifestation of collective professional activity intent on reforming various aspects of the social welfare system. George Smelser's theoretical framework is used to analyze and interpret the emergence and development of the Family Preservation Movement. The article identifies societal problems which spawned the movement, the formation of a shared belief system, and the confirmation and sanctioning of those beliefs. Factors which mobilized increasing numbers of professionals to the cause, efforts which reflect collective action, and the conventionalization and standardization of the movement are discussed.
Upper Middle Class Support For The Idea Of Family Allowances, Beth Spenciner Rosenthal
Upper Middle Class Support For The Idea Of Family Allowances, Beth Spenciner Rosenthal
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
There is a newly arisen opportunity for reassessment and redirection of children's policy using non-ideological, pragmatic solutions. Middle class attitudes toward family allowances are crucial to the implementation of the proposed solutions. This paper presents preliminary data indicating that current middle class attitudes are favorable toward the idea of family allowances. Potential explanations of this phenomenon are presented along with policy implications.