11/20/2008

Nicholson's The Myth of the Tradition Family goes over the historical factors that created and consolidated the idea of a "traditional family". Thomas Lacquer, on the other hand, proposes abandoning biology as the determinant of assigning parental roles and rights. How would the application of his argument affect/fight against the racial, social, and economic implications embedded into the idea of a "traditional family" that she discusses? Is his suggestion a potential solution to the notion of an "alternative" family or "deviant" life against which Nicolson battles? If so, would it eradicate the "traditional v. alternative" constructs altogether or do we need more in order to accomplish this?