Reflect on the decline of marriage, the rise in children born outside of marriage, households headed by grandparents, single parents, same-sex parents, and the impact of immigration on family structure. Consider nuclear, extended, blended, and accordion families.
Discuss the concept of the family in American society from one of the sociological perspectives: Functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, feminist. What do you observe to be the three greatest challenges for the family in our post-modern American society?