THE AMERICAN FAMILY

The American Family

The American Family

What Makes a Family?

The article 'What makes a Family?' describes the shift in American family structure and presents the latest dynamics. It sheds light on the ageing US population where some families have four living generations. The younger generation of today is postponing their marriages as they are placing more emphasis on education and career. Also, in search of better opportunities for jobs family members have to move to different regions. This is also giving rise to nuclear families. This also means that today's US families are less involved with their communities (Hutter, ...