Question

10. What has caused today’s families to be more diverse? How are the lifestyles of the families of today different from those of the past?

Answer 1

Family are more diverse than before because traveling and moving to new places is easier
                                          if the past traveling would be harder and you would have to help around the house or farm or any other job 

Answer 2

The diversification of families in the present obeys to a number of different factors, I will name a few:

- The inclusion of women in the job market. This caused a huge impact in the lifestyles of families, in the past, the woman took care of chlidren and family chores while the man worked outside of home. Now, in most families both parents work and the care of children and housework are more equally divided among them.

- The rise in divorce rates. People get divorced at higher rates than in the past, this has brought a change in the composition of families, there are more single mothers and single fathers than before, this has also brought an increased in so called blended families.

- The recognition of rights of the lgbt community. The legalization of gay marriage and adoption has also brought a diversification of families.