The Nuclear Family

As David Brooks has written, the nuclear family was a blip in human history, not a regulating norm. Yet many of us continue to think that the nuclear family is the way that family ought to be—and, importantly, that care ought to be provided for children and others. Why do we think this way? And what other ways might we provide care for the young and others in need of care?

Guests: Jennifer Augustine + Allison Dunatchik

Cited in the show:

David Brooks' Atlantic article: "The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake"