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Barbara Dafoe Whitehead

Biographical

Here is a brief bio of Whitehead, which chronicles her publications.

This is the homepage of the National Marriage Project, of which Whitehead is a co-director. You'll also find a link to another brief biography and a bibliography of Whitehead's work there.

This is a speech in RealAudio by Whitehead entitled "The Future of Marriage."

Bibliographical

Here is an interview with Whitehead from the PBS program NewsHour about the "divorce culture" and its effect on the U.S. in the last generation or so.

This is an article by Whitehead entitled "The Girls of Gen X," focusing upon the difficulties that this demographic faces. There's also a rebuttal by Christina Hoff Sommers of the American Enterprise Institute.

Cultural

Want some more background about one of this author's favorite topics? Here's the homepage of Parents magazine.

Here's an article, "Dan Quayle Was Right," in which Whitehead discusses remarks made by the former vice-president. What does the title mean? What was the cultural context in which it was made? Do you agree or disagree with Whitehead?

How about a different perspective? Check out the homepage of the I Am Your Child Foundation. What did you learn by clicking through this site?

Would you like to place some of these issues into a specific cultural context? Here's the homepage of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.