The American Family
Consensus and Freedom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2202367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Park Redfield (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1946 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 175-183 |
| Publication date | 1946-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/219981 |
| PMID | 20276354 |
| OpenAlex | W2094892788 |
| Language | EN |
The American family has been both criticized and lauded; it has not really been studied as a culture-making institution. When the concept of culture is applied to the analysis of the character and function of the family, it appears that in American family life today there is a decrease in the practices which create consensus and a moral order and an increase in individual freedom and disorganization. Both ideals of freedom and consensus need realization
Biology · Business · Character (mathematics) · Function (biology) · Institution · Order (exchange) · Political science · Realization (probability) · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Genetics · Global History, Politics, and Ideology · Law · Mathematics · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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