Lecture: Soulmates and Other Myths about the Family in America
Fri, Sep 10
|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.
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…
