single parent families and their problems
Only a small minority of families fit description of being a "nuclear" family today. Until the 1960's most Americans shared a common beliefs about family life; a family should consist of a husband and a wife living together with their children. The father being the head of the family, earns the family's income, and gives his name to his wife and children. Today, the United States exhibits a pattern of attachments and disruptions in marriages …
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…society will suffer along with them.
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