Given the way the nuclear family has eroded more traditional family units, why is it held up as the moral best?

Posted August 31st, 2008

Sirene asked: I’ve been seeing the two parent unit being held up here a lot in Answers, why, when it is both relatively modern and considerably less healthy for children than the more traditional clan or extended family?
Anthropologically, every socirty started out in a tribe or clan unit where the welfare of the group was [...]

Given the way the nuclear family has eroded more traditional family units, why is it held up as the moral best?

Posted May 12th, 2008

Sirene asked: I’ve been seeing the two parent unit being held up here a lot in R&S, why, when it is both relatively modern and considerably less healthy for children than the more traditional clan or extended family?
Anthropologically, every socirty started out in a tribe or clan unit where the welfare of the group was [...]

Are POSITIVE stereotypes annoying sometimes?

Posted May 7th, 2008

PaoloPH asked: Negative stereotypes ARE annoying, but sometimes, so are positive stereotypes.
I’ll clarify. I’m annoyed by people who think that because the group they pertain to is known for certain desirable traits [like being family-oriented, etc] they feel that they automatically have those traits, regardless of their actual behavior.
Example. Someone from a traditionally familiy-oriented culture [...]