An activist university sociologist has published a study, glorified by the liberal media, that purports to demonstrate that American opinion is shifting to define 'family' as man & wife with children, or homosexual couples, or virtually anything, including adult(s) with pet animals.
"People are taking a more expansive view of what a family is. But for any family that doesn't fit the 1960s Ozzie and Harriet mold, slow and steady doesn't feel fast enough."
-- From "Who's a family? New study tracks shifting US views" by David Crary, Associated Press 9/15/10
New research being released Wednesday shows steadily increasing recognition of unmarried couples — gay and straight — as families. But there's a solid core resisting this trend who are more willing to include pets in their definition than same-sex partners.
The new research on the topic is contained in a book-length study, "Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and Americans' Definition of Family" and in a separate 2010 survey overseen by the book's lead author, Indiana University sociologist Brian Powell.
Between 2003 and 2010, three surveys conducted by Powell's team showed a significant shift toward counting same-sex couples with children as family — from 54 percent of respondents in 2003 to 68 percent in 2010. In all, more than 2,300 people were surveyed.
In line with several recent national opinion polls, Powell's 2010 survey showed a near-even split on same-sex marriage — with 52 percent supporting it and 48 percent opposed.
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From "Study Finds Wider View of ‘Family’" by Sam Roberts, New York Times 9/15/10
The survey also found a growing acceptance that genetics, rather than parenting, peers or God’s will, was responsible for sexual orientation.
Prof. Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College in Washington, director of research and public education at the Council on Contemporary Families, a research and advocacy group, said that “Americans seem to be open to seeing same-sex couples with children as families, even while they hesitate to recognize their unions as marriage.”
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