Allan C. Carlson
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Allan C. Carlson is a scholar and professor of history at Hillsdale College
in Hillsdale, Michigan
. He is the president of the Howard Center, a director of the Family in America Studies Center, the International Secretary of the World Congress of Families
and editor of the Family in America newsletter. He is also former president of the Rockford Institute
.
and his Ph.D. in European History from The Ohio State University. He served as a member of the Lutheran Council in America's Government Affairs Office from 1975-1978. In 1979 he became a lecturer and assistant-to-the-president at Gettysburg College
. He joined The Rockford Institute in 1981, where he remained until he joined with John A. Howard in splitting off from that organization and forming the Howard Center in 1997. In 2003 Carlson served on the faculty of Oriel College, Oxford.
His articles and treatises have addressed the underlying causes of population decline
, the effects of taxation and regulation on the size and well-being of the family, as well as historical efforts to implement a family wage
in the United States. He has observed that the post World War II
baby boom
in the United States was largely a "Catholic phenomenon." "[T]he 1945–1964 era produced a “heroic” flowering of Catholic family life in America. Although fertility rose for all American religious groups, it rose far more rapidly and stayed high longer among Catholics.... The total marital fertility rate for non-Catholics averaged 3.15 children born per woman in the early 1950s and 3.14 in the early 1960s. For Catholics, the respective figures were 3.54 and 4.25."
Carlson has also criticized the impact of feminism
on women's roles in society as disastrous and continuing to take its toll on the family.
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...
in Hillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale is a city in the state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,305. It is the county seat of Hillsdale County, and is run as a council-manager government....
. He is the president of the Howard Center, a director of the Family in America Studies Center, the International Secretary of the World Congress of Families
World Congress of Families
The World Congress of Families is a worldwide conservative-religious coalition that purports to "stand up for the position of the traditional family, in a time of eroding family life and declining appreciation for families in general".Dr...
and editor of the Family in America newsletter. He is also former president of the Rockford Institute
Rockford Institute
Rockford Institute is a conservative think-tank associated with paleoconservatism, based in Rockford, Illinois. It is known for the John Randolph Club, and publishes Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture....
.
Biography
Carlson earned his B. A. from Augustana CollegeAugustana College
Augustana College may refer to:*Augustana College *Augustana College *Augustana University College, Alberta...
and his Ph.D. in European History from The Ohio State University. He served as a member of the Lutheran Council in America's Government Affairs Office from 1975-1978. In 1979 he became a lecturer and assistant-to-the-president at Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women...
. He joined The Rockford Institute in 1981, where he remained until he joined with John A. Howard in splitting off from that organization and forming the Howard Center in 1997. In 2003 Carlson served on the faculty of Oriel College, Oxford.
His articles and treatises have addressed the underlying causes of population decline
Population decline
Population decline can refer to the decline in population of any organism, but this article refers to population decline in humans. It is a term usually used to describe any great reduction in a human population...
, the effects of taxation and regulation on the size and well-being of the family, as well as historical efforts to implement a family wage
Family wage
A family wage is a wage that is sufficient to raise a family on. This contrasts with a living wage, which is generally taken to mean a wage sufficient for a single individual to live on, but not necessarily sufficient to also support a family...
in the United States. He has observed that the post World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
baby boom
Post-World War II baby boom
The end of World War II brought a baby boom to many countries, especially Western ones. There is some disagreement as to the precise beginning and ending dates of the post-war baby boom, but it is most often agreed to begin in the years immediately after the war, ending more than a decade later;...
in the United States was largely a "Catholic phenomenon." "[T]he 1945–1964 era produced a “heroic” flowering of Catholic family life in America. Although fertility rose for all American religious groups, it rose far more rapidly and stayed high longer among Catholics.... The total marital fertility rate for non-Catholics averaged 3.15 children born per woman in the early 1950s and 3.14 in the early 1960s. For Catholics, the respective figures were 3.54 and 4.25."
Carlson has also criticized the impact of feminism
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
on women's roles in society as disastrous and continuing to take its toll on the family.