Definition: "Traditional Family Values"
Our Wordwise expert Mia Stephens, suggests the following definition:The serious attempt to define below gives historical info and settles on Schwartz 1992:
The traditional family model-the husband as breadwinner and the wife as homemaker-makes up only 7% of the families in U. S. society (Duxbury & Higgins, 1991; Nieva, 1988). Changing attitudes toward sanctioned men's and women's roles due to the increase of women in the workforce may have created more similarities in roles for men and women, especially with respect to family responsibilities (Denmark, 1992; Shaw & Burns, 1993).
Given more contemporary attitudes toward the family in the form of women in careers and acceptance of divorce, one might expect a parallel change in constructs such as individuals' family values. Family values can be defined as desirable and important goals that serve as guiding principles for maintaining one's family (adapted from Schwartz, 1992). Contemporary societal changes might be associated with less adherence to traditional family values in younger generations that have been socialized in a period marked by shifting attitudes toward gender roles.
No doubt the definition of exactly what these values are will depend on the individual's own views.
The phrase in a political context it is suggested comes from the 1992 US presidential election, and is attibuted to Dan Quayle's 'Murphy Brown' speech.
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posted by Richard at
Thursday, September 16, 2004
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