Changes in Family Structure
Our view on what a family is has changed drastically throughout the last five decades. From the traditional "Nuclear" family of Mom, Dad, Son, and Daughter of the fifties, to today's model of a scattering of relatives all over the country and even the world, we have seen several versions of the idea of a family. Today's family usually consists of one parent and a child or two, with the other parent living somewhere else. Many families of previous generations have had most of the relatives within a fifty to one hundred mile radius. Whereas today, most relatives can be found states, even countries away. There are both advantages and disadvantages to each of these models. I believe that the best model however, is the model of a close knit family. In the traditional family, relatives were very close with each other and provided a support system for each other and for the children. Many families spent every holiday and often times every weekend with each other. Although there were probably several differences between relatives, they overcame those differences for the good of the family. Parents put aside their problems that they were having in th
eir marriage so that their children would grow up in a loving home. Mothers were home for their children to help them with their homework or just to spend time with them. Grandparents were also around to help out their children. For the most part, traditional families provided a warm, safe haven for children to grow up. Even though divorcing may seem more and more like an epidemic, the number of people getting divorced over the past twenty years seems to be dropping. There are several reasons that this decline in the divorce rate is seen. One reason is that parents are getting back into the 1950's mentality that they should stay together for the sake of their children. A second reason is that more people are living together and raising families without ever getting legally married. A final reason, however, could be that people are taking their time and exercising more caution in choosing their spouse, as well as getting to know their future spouse before getting married. There are many opinions for or against the view of the traditional, as well as the non-traditional, family styles. Some may say that today's idea of family may be better b
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