Paradigm Shift:
The Traditional Nuclear Family – Modern Family;
- Divorced couples
- Single Parent Households
- Stay at home dads
- Working mothers
- Adoption
- Gender Fluid/Transgender/Gay children
- Lesbian or Gay Parents
- Biracial Families
- Families via IVF, surrogacy, sperm donor
The Traditional Nuclear Family
- Explain the TNF and thesis statement
- Describe it at its height
- Describe the modern family (what makes it) and how today no TNF (it has dissolved)
Divorced Couples/ Single Parent Households
- Two home families
- Divorce/Custody
- Single parents
- Marriage before kids
- Absent Parents
Working Parents
- Stay at home mom and dads
- Both parents working
- Working moms
Gender and Sexuality
- Gay and Lesbian couples
- Child sexuality/gender fluidity/ transgender
- Stereotypical activities, sports, toys,
Race and Non-Related Family Members
- Biracial families
- Aunts/uncles
- Non-related family members
Sources of children
- Adoption
- IVF / Surrogacy/Sperm donation