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This 8 page paper discusses some of the reasons offered for the changes in family structure over time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to name: two parents, single parent, gay and lesbian couples, singles cohabitating-all of these structures can be considered families. This paper explores the changes that have taken place in the
family structure over time. Discussion The one constant that occurs in most references is economics; there are few or no mentions of religious, political or educational factors. However, common sense
would suggest the connections between these topics and the change in the family. Religions no longer have the influence they did in the past, so less orthodox family structures no
longer draw the condemnation they once did. Politics impacts families by, for example, passing laws that increase minimum wage; or change Social Security regulations, and so on. But this goes
back to the economic changes, which are truly the most influential. An article from 2004 gives a great deal of valuable information on the subject, because it considers the
change in the number of hours worked, on average, per week in the United States since World War II (specifically 1950-1990). Surprisingly, the number "has been roughly constant," but when
various groups are studied individually, the change is dramatic (McGrattan and Rogerson, 2004, p. 14). That is, although the number of hours overall has been relatively constant, the people working
those hours have changed. The change has been especially noticeable in a shift from "males to females, from older people to younger people, and from single-to-married-person households" (McGrattan and Rogerson,
2004, p. 14). In addition to examining the "lifetime pattern of work hours" and how they have changed for different groups, the authors also discuss the factors that lead to
these changes: "increases in relative wages of females to males; technological innovations that shift female labor from the home to the market; increases in Social Security benefits to retired workers;
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