Changing Families
Family Dynamics For years, American families have undergone extreme changes in everything from household sizes, to number of parents working outside the home. In the article, The Way We Really Are: Coming To Terms with America’s Changing Families, sociologist Stephanie Coontz, gives readers a viewpoint on how society has changed from the 1960’s to the present. ... She also provides readers with an in depth look at why there has been a revival of the woman’s role as a co-provider in families, and why wives and mothers will continue to work outside the home. ... Coontz’s outlook of how today’s American families have changed drastically from those of the 1920’s and 1960’s. ... There are many people, like myself, that think co-provider families are a new creation. ... The rising cost of housing and education are just a few reasons for co-provider families. ... There are lots of companies that have adopted this policy to accommodate the changing roles of women within their organization.