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An 8 page essay that addresses several issues pertaining to the changing nature of families and the role of grandparents. Issues addressed include four hypotheses on the changing nature of families and the effect of this on future generations; benefits of grandchildren; and needed changes in public policy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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families in the twentieth century. The first hypothesis proposes that the nuclear family (father, mother, and their children) emerged as the predominant template for family life (rather than the extended
family) after the Industrial Revolution and the familys primary function changed from being "social-institutional" to "emotional-supportive" (Bengston, 2003, p. 458). The second hypothesis focuses on the reasons why the
modern nuclear family has suffered a decline. This decline is believed to be attributable to the fact that its structure has been truncated through high divorce rates and its functions
have been reduced (Bengston, 2003). The third hypothesis concerns the increasing diversity of family forms, that is, relations that extend beyond biological or conjugal relationships to form a larger "extended"
family (Bengston, 2003). This viewpoint implies that family structures and relationships need to be redefined to include both "assigned" and "created" kinship systems (Bengston, 2003, p. 458). To
these propositions, Bengston adds a fourth hypothesis, which focuses on the increasing significance of multigenerational bonds, which he believes "will not only enhance, but in some cases replace nuclear family
functions" (2003, p. 458). The effect this has on family in generations to come The findings of Bengstons multigenerational research challenges the notion that families are declining in function
and influence and that "alternative" family structures "spell the downfall of American youth" (2003, p. 471). While it is true that Bengston agrees with Burgess that the American family is
in transition, he does believe that the family is in decline but rather that there has been an "extension of family bonds, of affection and affirmation, of help and support,
across several generations," regardless of whether or not these ties are biological or "the creation of kin-like relationship" (2003, p. 475). In other words, Bengston proposes that the family
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