1. Changing Nature of the American Family … in pictures and statistics
From Ozzie & Harriet to
ABC’s Modern Family

2. A bread-winning father A care-taking mother
1950’s “Normal” Family Ozzie & Harriet ( ) Leave it to Beaver ( )
A bread-winning father
A care-taking mother
One or more children under age 19

5. The Modern U.S. Family
Only 9% of U.S. Households fit the old definition of the “normal” family
A majority of families have NO children under age 18
More than 25% of all families with children are single parent families
72% of women in the child-bearing years are employed
There are more grandparents than grandchildren
Source: Arvonne Fraser, “The Changing American Family”

6. Modern Family – ABC Series

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11. Source: Pew Research Center

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16. Source: Pew Research Center

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22. The Return of the Multi-Generational Family