Divorce, working women, and reproductive rights radically changed family structures in the United States over the course of the 20 ^th century. Yet is this also true for family values and gender norms? Has there truly been a "value shift" of the family? For the first time, Isabel Heinemann examines public debate and expert discourse on the American family and its values from a long-term perspective and comes to surprising conclusions.

Isabel Heinemann, Universität Münster