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For decades, we have been assured that American voters want an unblemished nuclear family—a supportive spouse and smiling children—in the White House.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
Babes defies the isolated norms of the nuclear family and makes a case for shaping one’s life around friendship and extended community.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Niang says this is especially prevalent among Black American couples since a large sect of the group don’t have generational wealth to fall back on if their nuclear family falls short.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
Krok, like Friedl, grew up an only child, but was in a more-traditional nuclear family situation in a home five miles away from Warren and 11 miles due south of Cortland.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the past half-century, America has gone from a country in which the predominant home buyer was a nuclear family with about three children to one in which singles, empty nesters and couples without children have become a much larger share of the population.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, an ascendant right wing is busy flogging the concept of the nuclear family — heterosexual, natch — with men as breadwinners and women maintaining the home and raising children.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Key Takeaways Platonic parenting is quickly becoming a popular method for successfully building families for those who don't see the cookie-cutter nuclear family arrangement as a good fit.
—Allison Hope, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
While nuclear families can use the tool to stay organized, Lirio Marcelo envisions the product as a resource for nontraditional families as well.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
Babes defies the isolated norms of the nuclear family and makes a case for shaping one’s life around friendship and extended community.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Niang says this is especially prevalent among Black American couples since a large sect of the group don’t have generational wealth to fall back on if their nuclear family falls short.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
Krok, like Friedl, grew up an only child, but was in a more-traditional nuclear family situation in a home five miles away from Warren and 11 miles due south of Cortland.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the past half-century, America has gone from a country in which the predominant home buyer was a nuclear family with about three children to one in which singles, empty nesters and couples without children have become a much larger share of the population.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, an ascendant right wing is busy flogging the concept of the nuclear family — heterosexual, natch — with men as breadwinners and women maintaining the home and raising children.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Key Takeaways Platonic parenting is quickly becoming a popular method for successfully building families for those who don't see the cookie-cutter nuclear family arrangement as a good fit.
—Allison Hope, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
While nuclear families can use the tool to stay organized, Lirio Marcelo envisions the product as a resource for nontraditional families as well.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20family. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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