 Nuclear families-last as long as parents and children are together  Most people will belong to at least two nuclear families in a lifetime  Family or orientation  Family of procreation

 Industrial revolution drastically changed family association  Sell our labor on the market and many times requires relocation-neolocality  Middle Class vs. Lower Income

 Nuclear family remains a cultural ideal today  Statistics say that only 25% of American Households fit this structure  There are various factors as to this changing phenomenon  Brady Bunch Nirvana

 Nuclear family is still very important in foraging socieities  Nuclear families in a foraging society will usually join a band of other relatives  People are not tied to the land just like Industrial Socieies