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Cause and Effect 2-2 Changes in the Family

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  • What happened to the American extended families in the last century? Why?
    In the US the number of extended families decreased due to industrialization. It made it possible for many young people to leave their families.
  • What is an extended family?
    An extended family consists of more than the nuclear family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, who all live nearby or in one house.
  • When did a mother/wife stay at home? How was is possible? What happened then?
    As long as the family could afford to have the mother stay at home, this type of family was able to survive. (financials / equality for men and women)
  • What is a blended family?
    A blended family consisting of a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships.
  • Do people in your country ever decide to remain single and not create a family? If so, what does the rest of your society think?
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  • What did a typical family look like in the last century in your country? How about families nowadays?
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  • What are the advantages of living in an extended family?
    FREE ANSWER: sharing household expenses / providing child care / taking care of older family members / building stronger family bonds / avoiding loneliness.
  • The number of what family type has increased in the US since 1970?
    The  number single-parent families has increased by 200% due to the ease of getting divorced and the more births outside of marriage.
  • Can you tell about your family? Has the family type changed since your grandparents' or great-grandparents' time?
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  • When do young people move away from home and start their own life? Why do they stay longer with their family or why do they move away as early as they can?
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  • What family types do you know?
    Single-parent family, nuclear family, blended family andextended family.
  • What is the ideal family type according to you? Why?
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  • What is a nuclear family? What is the opposite of it?
    A nuclear family consists of two generations - two parents and their child/children. The opposite of nuclear family is the extended family.
  • Is it popular/accepted in your country to give birth to a child outside of a marriage? How was it in the past?
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  • What are the disadvantages of living in an extended family?
    FREE ANSWER: having less privacy / causing more conflicts among generations / quarelling about financial issues and inequality of incomes.
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