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ERIC Number: EJ620649
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Changing Family Forms.
Seibert, M. Therese; Willetts, Marion C.
Social Education, v64 n1 p42-47 Jan-Feb 2000
Explores the definition of family. Considers three facets of the contemporary family measured by U.S. Census statistics: (1) marriage and divorce trends; (2) declining fertility; and (3) the rise in single-headed families. Addresses the societal changes (economic, cultural, legal, and technological) that have influenced the changes in family forms. (CMK)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Divorce, Family Structure, Gender Issues, Marriage, One Parent Family, Secondary Education, Social Change, Social Influences, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Part of the series "Footsteps of a New Millennium."