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1. According to research, what are people's general thoughts on family in the United States? How do they view nontraditional family structures? How do you think these views might change in twenty years?
2. Explain the difference between bilateral and unilateral descent. Using your own association with kinship, explain which type of descent applies to you?
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3. Explain the different variations of the nuclear family and the trends that occur in each.
4. Why are some couples choosing to cohabitate before marriage? What effect does cohabitation have on marriage?
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5. Explain how financial status impacts marital stability. What other factors are associated with a couple’s financial status?
6. Explain why more than half of IPV goes unreported? Why are those who are abused unlikely to report the abuse?
Further Research
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For more information on family development and lines of descent, visit the New England Historical Genealogical Society’s web site, American Ancestors, and find out how genealogies have been established and recorded since 1845. http://openstaxcollege.org/l/American_Ancestors (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/American_Ancestors)
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For more statistics on marriage and family, see the Forum on Child and Family Statistics at http://openstaxcollege.org/l/ child_family_statistics (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/child_family_statistics) , as well as the American Community Survey, the Current Population Survey, and the U.S. Census decennial survey at http://openstaxcollege.org/l/US_Census (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/US_Census) .
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To find more information on child abuse, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web site at http://openstaxcollege.org/l/child_welfare (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/child_welfare) to review documents provided by the Child Welfare Information Gateway.
References
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Gardner, Amanda. 2013. "More U.S. Couples Living Together Instead of Marrying, CDC Finds." HealthDay.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014 (ttp://consumer.healthday.com/public-health-information-30/centers-for-disease-control- news-120/more-u-s-couples-living-together-instead-of-marrying-cdc-finds-675096.html (http://consumer.healthday.com/ public-health-information-30/centers-for-disease-control-news-120/more-u-s-couples-living-together-instead-of-marrying- cdc-finds-675096.html) ).
Rettner, Rachel. 2013. "More Couples Living Together Outside of Marriage." MyHealthNewsDaily/Purch. Retrieved December 29, 2014 (http://www.livescience.com/28420-cohabiting-marriage-cdc-report.html (http://www.livescience.com/28420-cohabiting-marriage-cdc-report.html) ).
U.S. Census Bureau. 2008. “50 Million Children Lived with Married Parents in 2007.” July 28. Retrieved January 16, 2012 (http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/marital_status_living_arrangements/cb08-115.html (http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/marital_status_living_arrangements/cb08-115.html) )
Useem, Andrea. 2007. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Co-Wife.” Slate, July 24. Retrieved January 16, 2012 (http://www.slate.com/articles/life/faithbased/2007/07/what_to_expect_when_youre_expecting_a_cowife.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/life/faithbased/2007/07/what_to_expect_when_youre_expecting_a_cowife.html) ).
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