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Trends in U.S. Families

After this class you should be able to:
Discuss changes in timetable of family life, cohabitation, and elder care
Explain the likely future of marriage and family


SS.Inq2
Gather and evaluate sources


Find a reliable source that tells you what the average age for marriage is in the United States currently
Average age for men:
Average age for women:
Source:
Why or how you know your source is reliable:


What important thing happens around the age of 25? EXPLAIN the significance of this.





SS.Inq2
Gather and evaluate sources


Find a reliable source that tells you what the average age for a woman to have her first child is in the United States currently
Average age for women:
Source:
Why or how you know your source is reliable:


What has happened with the trend of cohabitation?




What is the sandwich generation?




What factors are making the problems of the sandwich generation increasingly more common? (more than one factor)




Is anybody in your family part of the ‘sandwich generation’? Explain how that impacts their life (from your perspective).




SKIP WHAT IS BELOW THIS SEMESTER:
Do notebook pages 42-47 in your notebook! It is 1 page on review of deviance and then the rest are pages review on Chapter 16. A copy of my notebook here. This should all be under quarter TWO in your notebook!