The Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard writes today:
Move over Cliff and Clair Huxtable: Barack and Michelle Obama have replaced the star characters of the 1980s TV hit “The Cosby Show” as the role model for love, romance and marriage among blacks, according to a new study.
“The Obamas picked up where the Huxtables left off, except this is no act,” according to the study in the scholarly journal “Ethnicities” and conducted by experts from Louisiana State University and Norfolk State University.
Yet there’s no link to the study and no further information about who these scholars may be. I’m curious, Mr. Bedard! Where’s the study?
In the meantime, FamilyScholars readers, check out a recent piece Brad Wilcox and I wrote, “Can the first husband talk about marriage?“
Categories: Marriage
The usual oh-so-helpful academic journal websites seem to suggest that this is the study in question. Of course, mere mortals cannot access it.
He is doing quite a bit to support marriage. You just don’t like what he’s doing or disagree that it will help.
Obamacare, the birth control mandate, his refusal to gut the social safety net, his resistance to austerity measures, his unwillingness to ignore income inequality and getting the VAWA passed are all things that will help poor people maintain and increase the stability they need to marry and stay married.
Basically this is just another post concern trolling the President.
I don’t agree, Mont. In this case, I don’t see the post as anything more than a “this is interesting, look at this” pointer.
The abstract of the study:
Elizabeth, the author is Cassandra Chaney – did you try emailing her and asking for a copy of the article? I’ve found that works most of the time.
Well, now, that’s a very reasonable suggestion : )
Quote from Abstract referenced above:
Barry, not having read the study, I find it hard to believe social scientists would consider 17 responses an adequate population for any study.
Is that truly a sufficient survey population for an adequate study?
How many brain cells does one imperil just by reading the Washington Times?
Cassandra Chaney
Assistant Professor
Family, Child and Consumer Sciences Division
School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge , LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-1729
Fax: 225-578-2697
Email: cchaney@lsu.edu
Ph.D from Illinois at Urbana. BTW, in case you were wondering, she is African-American.
I think the President should talk about marriage about the same time FamilyScholars.org starts talking about gay families.
Regarding sample size, perhaps by “exploratory” study, they mean that they’re hoping to use this study as a basis for a future, larger study?
Barry, thanks for the reply and explanation as to sample size.
I’m glad I asked.