SOCI – Marriage and Family

1)    Consider:  Most people agree that marriages and families underwent major changes during the last 50+ years.  However few people tend to link these changes to larger societal changes.i)      Identify 2-3 major societal changes occurring in the last 50+ years that you feel have affected marriages and families.iii)   Include a brief example of how this change affected your family and/or familes like yours.  a)    Find a statistic(s)or data related to marriages and families that interests you.ii)    Provide a proper citation for the statistic(s) or data (so I can find it).b)    Please present the requested information in the order listed above.

1. iii)   What do you think is interesting about the data?
2. i)      Briefly summarize the data (in your own words).
3. 2)    Go to the U.S. Census Bureau website, www.census.gov.
5. ii)    Briefly discuss your feelings on how one of these societal changes has affected current marriages and families.
6.               a)    Answer the following questions: