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Lecture: Soulmates and Other Myths about the Family in America

Fri, Sep 10

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University Catholic Center

Puzzles, paradoxes, and misconceptions about the family in America: the myth of soulmate marriage, the myth of the good divorce, and the myth that our deepest divisions are political.

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Lecture: Soulmates and Other Myths about the Family in America
Lecture: Soulmates and Other Myths about the Family in America

Time & Location

Sep 10, 2021, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

University Catholic Center, 2010 University Ave, Austin, TX 78705, USA

About The Event

About the Event 

This fast-paced talk reviews a number of the puzzles, paradoxes and  misconceptions about the family in America, including the myth of  soulmate marriage, the myth of the good divorce, and the myth that our  deepest divisions are political. The speaker will review some of the  most important contributions to social science of the family, and place  these findings in light of the Catholic faith.

About our scholar

Professor Catherine Pakaluk

Professor Pakaluk joined the faculty at the Busch School in the summer of 2016, and is the founder of the Social Research academic area, where she is an Assistant Professor of Social Research and Economic Thought. Formerly, she was Assistant Professor and Chair of the Economics Department at Ave Maria University. Her primary areas of research include economics of education and religion, family studies and demography, Catholic social thought and political economy. Dr. Pakaluk is the 2015…

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