On AlterNet: family

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "family"

New Look at Mitt Romney's Time as Mormon Leader Shows He's Always Been Bad for Women

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. January 16, 2012.

While Romney is widely derided for his constantly changing political positions, it seems he is clear on one thing: Patriarchal order.

Leaving Home in Search of the American Dream Only to be Forced to Turn Around and Go Back

Brittany Shoot, AlterNet. March 18, 2011.

At times heartbreaking, the memoir is also a comforting tale about the importance of family, making sense of shifting gender roles, and believing in others.

Newsflash: You Don't Need to Have Kids to Have a Fun and Fulfilling Life

Katherine Butler, EcoSalon. December 13, 2010.

Childlessness has increased across most educational groups and all racial and ethnic levels.

5 Ways to Deal With Your Conservative Relatives This Thanksgiving   

Sarah Seltzer, Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. November 24, 2010.

How does one deal with the conservatives at the family table while avoiding a massive food fight? Stay calm and relaxed, and follow these simple guidelines.  

How Conservatives and the GOP Destroyed the "Traditional Family" They Claim to Treasure

Alex Henderson, AlterNet. August 30, 2010.

Thanks in part to the GOP's failed policies, America is such a hard place to raise a family that many people are delaying getting married and having kids.

Does Today's Liberated, Chaotic Family Work Better Than the 1950s Model?

Ron Taffel, Psychotherapy Networker. August 19, 2010.

Things have changed. This is the post-boomer era. And these are not your parents' children.

Can Reproduction Have a Place in a Sustainable Life?

Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine. April 21, 2010.

Too often, discussions about homemaking are radicalized in one direction or another. It's time to re-imagine family structure with an eye toward environmental responsibility.

The Human Recession: Selling Food Stamps for Kid's Shoes

Seth Wessler, ColorLines. February 17, 2010.

Unable to find jobs, kicked off welfare, women in Connecticut are forced to sell food assistance to buy basic necessities.

At the Values Voter Summit, Wing-Nut Christian Right Plots Its Comeback

Rob Boston, Church and State. September 28, 2009.

Religious conservatives, safely out of the public eye, let loose a string of shocking diatribes at the Values Voter Summit.

"Kids Are a Pain in the Ass": 40 Reasons to Abstain from Having Children

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. August 7, 2009.

People who don't have kids have more sex, more career success and a far smaller environment footprint than people who do.

Why Are People Obsessed with Their Kids?

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. June 29, 2009.

Our current interest in children and parenting is neither normal nor historical. Nor is it very healthy for kids, parents and society at large.

Why Women are Central to the Immigration Story

Nezua, Media Consortium AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. May 21, 2009.

New America Media has just released the results of a poll titled "Women Immigrants: Stewards of the 21st Century."

Obama vs. Palin: America Picked the Right Family

John Ridley, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2009.

Politically, those of us who are true Americans of any persuasion hope that President Obama succeeds. As a First Family, the Obamas already have.

Why Do People Cling to the Myth of the Nuclear Family?

Mark Steel, Independent UK. December 24, 2008.

A glance through history suggests there's nothing natural about the "traditional" family.

When Your Family Cares About Marriage More Than You Do

Wendy Atterberry, The Frisky. September 26, 2008.

There are plenty of reasons to marry, but it's not something that always makes couples happier. Why can't my family understand that?

Edwards Scandal Raises Monogamy vs. Polygamy Debate

Octogalore, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 13, 2008.

The cases of John Edwards and Eliot Spitzer bring to light some views on monogamy and polygamy.

My Parents Managed to Raise Two Kids on One Salary. That's Impossible Today -- What Happened?

Jared Bernstein, deleted. April 25, 2008.

It takes two parents to earn what one did only a few generations ago. Something's gone very wrong.

Modern Marriage Habits Put Family Structures in Catch-Up Mode

Stephanie Coontz, Greater Good. October 22, 2007.

Marriage has changed more in the last 30 years than in the previous 3,000, with major economic and social consequences for how families work.

What's a Mother's Worth?

Riane Eisler, AlterNet. May 11, 2007.

This Mother's Day let's give mothers what they really need: a more secure old age.

Family Values Begin at Home, but Who's Home?

Heather Boushey, The American Prospect. March 21, 2007.

In the struggle to balance work and family, work is winning. Democrats need to take back the values issue and promote economic policies that recognize that workers have families.