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Jonathan Franzen’s novel, which put a Midwestern family under the microscope, came out a week before 9/11. Why are we still talking about it?
| Keywords | jonathan-franzenthe-correctionsliteraturebooksbook-reviewnytculturefictionmidwestamerican-familyreadingclassic-literature |
Like any life, mine has had its pain, yet from the outset it seems to have been graced by unbelievable people and events. An anthology of miracles.
| Keywords | entertainmentmusicculturemusicianpianopop-cultureususaartclassical-musiccompositioneuropelifestylemodern-lifenew-yorkphilosophyreligionspiritualityaestheticsagingamerican-family |
Polls show most Americans think young adults today have it harder financially than past generations. A majority of parents help their grown children with expenses, even if it hurts their own finances.
Society has treated parenting as a private endeavor. But what if raising children is also a public good?
A bleak job market. Rising rents. Huge debt. In New York and other cities, traditional milestones of adulthood feel further away for some 20- and 30-year-olds.
High mortgage payments, higher child care costs and economic uncertainty are making some people rethink their plans on starting a family.
In one family, three generations of American women explore how choices around becoming mothers have changed at the same time the U.S. birth rate has dropped.
| Keywords | birth-ratedemographicsmotherhoodfamilyus-populationwomen-rightssocioeconomicsreproductiongenerational-shiftsnprsocial-trendspopulation-declineparentingamerican-familygender-rolessociology |