The American Family is Not Changing for the Better

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The definition of American family is based on the idea that a legally married couple shares a household, which has been considered as a male that provides the income and a female who is responsible for taking care of the husband, household and children. Even though, Maggie Gallagher in her essay the benefits of marriage in “Why marriage is good for you,” states that she is trying to promote the return to more traditional view of marriage within the society. However, there is a controversy that American family is experiencing changes in every aspect, being on decline as a consequence of three factors. First, more babies are born in extramarital relations, second, individualism of men and women including same sex couples, and third, the high rates of divorce. Certainly, teenagers are more susceptible to have babies out of marriage, but women from any ethnic group or background are getting pregnant giving birth to babies out of the wedlock. In fact, according to Associated Press states that “US Births break record; 40 percent out of wedlock.” Therefore, single parents with one or more...

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