M. J. Bane's "Here to Stay"

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This paper explains that most families in the 1970s fell into a typical pattern, either a nuclear family with both parents and the children, or a single-parent household with, usually, the mother taking care of the children. Today, many different types of families have emerged, including children living with their grandparents or other relatives instead of their parents, to gay couples adopting or giving birth to their own children, to single parents having a much larger part of the picture. The author points out that Bane recommended using the Social Security program for helping children and their families with financial support. The paper stresses that adolescents desire committed, loving, long-term relationships, but they need to be educated in the skills necessary to build and maintain these relationships.

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"Bane's book is very straightforward and easy to read and understand. She presents strong demographic data and elaborates on the findings--showing how they support her argument. The notes that accompany each of the chapters, as well as the bibliography are extensive and helpful to the readers. The only concern is that Bane does not give enough information from the opponents of her thesis. She does provide some of their arguments, but the writing is mostly one sided. Also, one would think that a sociologist of her experience and knowledge would be able to recognize that trends in the 1970s would only be worse or, at best, the same 30 years later. She should have looked more into future possibilities and provided ways of resolving probable issues."'

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