As I discussed in my previous blog I asked myself why is the diversity of family structure in the 21st century considered a social issue? I chose to explore this as a topic as I wanted to understand from a different perspective.
There are many different types of families in our generation of the 21st century. There were many different types and these were a range of structures that I researched.
There are many different types of families in our generation of the 21st century. There were many different types and these were a range of structures that I researched.
- Nuclear Families
- Single parent families
- Childless families
- Step families with other children.
- Grandparents raising their children's children.
- Same sex parents.
(Blessing, n.d)
Diversification of families in the 21st century differs now to what is commonly known in the westernized world as the nuclear family. "The nuclear family or elementary family is a term used to define a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children" (Nuclear family, n.d).
From this information I chose to narrow down my research to single parent families as a diverse family structure in the 21st century. I do not know what information I am going to learn about but I hope the information I research will help my personal pedagogy in my practice.
Yarber & Sharp (p.vii, 2010) state that "at no time in our history have so many adults and children been members of single-parent families". This supports the change in diversity of families in the 21st century and how single-parent families are more commonly known in society.
Fathers now head about 15 percent of all single-parent households, the overwhelming majority (85 percent) of single parents are mothers (Bianchi, 2011). This tells me that society is faced with more dominant single mother parents than fathers.
Yarber & Sharp (2010) explain that historical, demographic and economic trends that play a significant role in the changing family structure of single-parent families (p.1). I would like to explore more on how single parent families have a social effect in society and what they have to go through by going it alone, whether it is by choice or not.
Fathers now head about 15 percent of all single-parent households, the overwhelming majority (85 percent) of single parents are mothers (Bianchi, 2011). This tells me that society is faced with more dominant single mother parents than fathers.
Yarber & Sharp (2010) explain that historical, demographic and economic trends that play a significant role in the changing family structure of single-parent families (p.1). I would like to explore more on how single parent families have a social effect in society and what they have to go through by going it alone, whether it is by choice or not.
