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"The Western culture defines the family as a husband, wife and children" (Henslin 308). It is my opinion that this structure or definition is sadly becoming a standard of the past. I believe that the US family is in serious trouble. In addition, I feel that the ....

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.... be a lack of stability in the family. The children of these homes only have one parental role model to draw their elements of social integration from. Also, since our society is obviously based on two-sexes, these children are emerging unbalanced and unprepared to deal with the pressures and demands a two-sex society has. The text states that these children tend to live in homes with less income. In divorce situations, the income is being split between two households, and sometimes two separate families. This is an added strain not only on the parents, but the children who have to struggle with the emptiness of that complete family unit. In cas ....