The Traditional Family

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In the last three decades, the definition of a normal family has changed drastically. The changes that occurred to the traditional family has been the focus of many studies by sociologists, psychologists and politicians. This paper examines research in the field and examine the impact that growing up in a one parent family has on children.

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"Single mother families have to contend with economical difficulties, while the families with two biological parents fare far better. The US Census Bureau found that in 1991 families with married parents maintain the lowest poverty rate among all family categories. They also concluded that single mother families comprised 54 percent of the poor families (US Bureau of Census). One study showed that 99 percent of over 200 homeless children came from single mother families. While the majority of single mothers work, their earnings are not sufficient to maintain the children that many fathers do not financially support. Studies from social researchers have verified that children of single father families and step families show lower achievements than children from two parent and single mother families."

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