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In her book titled The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America’s Changing Families, Stephanie Coontz (1997) discusses how the American family has evolved. She discusses the historical trends of families and the factors that may have influenced families of the past to be viewed by society as a rather romantic notion. ... The 1950’s type family is repeatedly referred to and the concept of working mothers is discussed along with the issue of males being perceived as the breadwinners of families of the past. ... I think the fact that our society has evolved in such a way that it no longer perceives unwed couples living together as being forbidden, will help to lower these statistics in the future to the extent that people will no longer be jumping into untested waters when deciding to get married. ...
The author refers to a debate as to whether we should revert back to the family values of the 1950’s based on the perceived stability of these families. I am of the opinion that these 1950 type families were seen through rose tinted glasses. ... Yes, divorce was less common and yes, this resulted in families staying together, but at what price? ... I don’t believe that this was as much of a benefit to the children as proponents of these types of families would like to believe. ... These efforts will go along way to help balance the challenges that working mothers and fathers, for that matter, are faced with today.
Approximate Word count = 1200
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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