McMaster Expert Available to Discuss Modern Families and the Holidays
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 13:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Norman Rockwell defined the winter holidays for an entire generation with his depictions of rosy-cheeked children and their doting parents set against a heartfelt winter wonderland. But much has changed since the Post War heyday of Rockwell, says Melanie Heath, assistant professor in McMaster's Department of Sociology. The family unit has become a lot harder to define, and many holiday traditions are simply changing with the times.