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The family in the Western world has changed
....during the last
two centuries. Social scientists say that this change in the family is one of
...important changes from a traditional society to a modern society.
Before the 19th century, families usually
....marriages for their
children. Young people did not decide who they wanted to marry. After
.children. This family was an
important part of the larger family of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents,
..the person
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and other relatives.
By the 19th century, most young people could
they wanted to marry. A marriage joined two people and not two families.
Two people could get married because they loved each other, not just
because their families wanted them to marry.
Family life is changing even faster in the United States today. Each year
there is .........one divorce for every two marriages. Many children
grow up in a home with a mother but no father and the mothers generally
........of the family.
have to work outside the home to
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Some social scientists think that soon there will be no family life in the
United States as we know it today. They do not know how people will
(50) ......think that society needs families, and we will always have
live.
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