Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Activity Five

The Family in the USA

*Traditional family
*Single-parent families
*High divorce rates (50%)
* Important family values
*Parents having fewer children
*Both parents in the work force
*Military families
*Inter-racial marriages
*Family adoptions
*Couples choosing their careers over starting a family
*Couples waiting longer to unite in marriage
*Parents taking their child/children to day care or after school programs
*Families spending less time around the dinner table
*Technology/media replacing traditional family conversations
*Parents working late nights/shifts resulting in children being home alone or with babysitter

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