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I was really struck by the first part of this chapter. Riley talks about how the idea of divorce fit really well with ideas of change, western democracy, individualism, and the pursuit of personal happiness, ideas which were all really popular in the West. This is not the first time we have seen really big social ideas shape family structure. It reminds me of how ideas from the Revolution shaped families, and how ideas of Republican motherhood shaped expectations for moms. -- Rebecca | I was really struck by the first part of this chapter. Riley talks about how the idea of divorce fit really well with ideas of change, western democracy, individualism, and the pursuit of personal happiness, ideas which were all really popular in the West. This is not the first time we have seen really big social ideas shape family structure. It reminds me of how ideas from the Revolution shaped families, and how ideas of Republican motherhood shaped expectations for moms. -- Rebecca | ||
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| + | Kind of going off of Sarah's point, I didn't really think this chapter belonged here, or at least should have tied itself in more with the rest of the book. Riley spent a lot of time in the Introduction discussing cultural layering and then developed that point as she progressed through the other chapters discussing different practices and traditions, but this chapter seemed to focus most on one culture. I think if Riley wanted to make cultural layering such a big focus in the book she should have elaborated on the various cultures in terms of divorce and separation as opposed to the economics of divorce and the logistics behind how it was possible for some and not others. -Kelly W. | ||
== Epilogue == | == Epilogue == | ||
