SOCL 2505 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Unification Church, Nuclear Family, Single Parent
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Contemporary family context: the traditional nuclear family (mom, dad, kids, 1950s sitcoms portrayed the american family at that time (everyone was happy, the war was over, baby boom was starting at this time) The idea behind the family at this time was the breadwinner- homemaker family: the breadwinner is the dad, and mom is the homemaker (idea that he worked and she stayed home) Leave it to beaver (google it) clips of dad barbequing outside and the kid in the show asks his dad why when they cook outside he cooks, and inside the mom cooks. The idea was that mom can"t cook outside, it"s out of her domain: today"s families are vastly different. There are many more options now and different versions are accepted now. Things have changed such as: divorce rate, single parent households, etc. Single parent, gay & lesbian, mixed ethnic & racial etc.
