Family

=Family =

= = Until the late 1970's, families followed traditional roles. The working father, stay at home mother who cared for the household and children. Suburban style living was very common. They lived off of the husbands income, usually middle class and predominantly white. The homes in size actually became larger. In the 1950's large families were very common, and as the years went on, the number of people in the families started decreasing. Leisure time increased, and so did the number of televisions within the households. It raised up to 87%. Families started taking vacations more often, and the kids participated in sports. Later on, in the late 1970's to the 1980's, families changed. Divorce started rising, unmarried woman had kids. People even stayed unmarried and single wasn't totally unacceptable. Women also started working.