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CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
American Cohabiting Couples by Presence of Children
(1960 – 1998)
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
• More divorce
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
• More divorce
• More single-parent families
THE FAMILY
The single-parent, post divorce family is a common phenomenon of the past two decades; now, however, the number of children living with single parents who never married is almost equal to the number living with single parents who are divorced. In 1970, just 7% of American children in single-parent homes had a never-married parent. Source: U.S. Census data; 1994.
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
• More divorce
• More single-parent families
• More children in poverty
SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS
• Sibling rivalry
• Siblings:
•comfort and secure base
•role models
•teachers
•equal-status playmates
•managers/caretakers
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
• Adoption
• Gay and Lesbian Families
Sexual orientation of adult children raised by lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and single-parent heterosexual mothers. Adapted from Bailey et al., 1995: Golombok & Tasker, 1996.
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
• Adoption
• Gay and Lesbian Families
• Divorce
• Remarriage and Blended Families
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
Remarriage and Blended Families
• Mother – Stepfather families
• Father – Stepmother families
• Age and family Constellation
Handout article on abuse & stepfamilies