Do you believe the American family is in a state of decline or just changing?

Introduction

The American family is in a state of decline as research shows . In the year 1950 , the birth rate of unmarried women was 14 .1 per thousand . This increased to 43 .8 per thousand in the year 1990 . This is a three hundred and ten percent increase . In the year 1950 , illegitimate babies were approximately 150 ,000 while in the year 1990 they were 1 ,150 ,000 . This was a high rise . Research in United States indicates that between the years 1950 and 1990 there was a tremendous increase in the number

of unmarried teenagers aged 15-19 years . This increase was from 12 .6 percent to 42 .5 percent in the year 1990 (Biblarz , 1993

In the last decade there has been a sixty percent increase in number of births out of wedlock . Research shows that divorce rate has also increased tremendously over the last decade . This is greatly attributed to the United States marriage rate . This has steadily grown for the last twenty five years . Today the break ups in the married couples has increased and there are normally no official records to show for this even when children are involved . The divorce rate in United States accelerated during the 1960 's and peaked in the year 1981

In the year 1970 , four percent of the entire adult population had gone through a divorce . In the year 1992 this rate had increased to eleven percent . This was a tremendous increase within a span of twenty two years only . This was approximately a 226 percent increase . Today approximately 50 of the marriages in United States end up in divorce With this kind of divorce rate , it is very clear that one million American children over a span of twenty years are victims of divorce (Biblarz , 1993

Research indicates that the break up of Woody Allen -Mia Farrow family was never counted in the divorce statistics in as much as it was really publicized . These statistics clearly indicate the decline in the American family

All these have led to children engaging in drug use , homicide homosexuality and lesbianism . This is because the traditional family of husband , wife and children no longer exists . All these things show that there is family decline in United States of America . People no longer value marriage . In fact there is even marriage contract where people just get married for some period . This clearly shows that the American family is in a state of decline

My personal experience in America has proved to me that the entire American family is in a state of decline . This is because I have seen thirteen families in my neighborhood break up in the last five years . In one of the families the woman said that she never wanted to bear children while the man was for the idea of having babies . For this reason they broke because they just could not reach a compromising situation . In another incidence , the man claimed that marriage set up was boring and confining...