THE FALLOUT OF THE NUCLEAR FAMILY LIFESTYLE SHIFTS

THE FALLOUT OF THE NUCLEAR FAMILY LIFESTYLE SHIFTS OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS

WHAT IS A NUCLEAR FAMILY According to our text book, Sociology, A Nuclear Family consists of a husband, wife, and dependent children who live apart from other relatives in their own residence.

THE POINT? INDUSTRIALIZATION + URBANIZATION= MODERNIZATION

LET’S DISCUSS… The 1950’s Nuclear Family The 1960’s to the 1980’s Transitional Family Todays Modern Family

1950’S

NUCLEAR FAMILY Husbands Responsibility: Bring home the bacon Wife’s Responsibility: Cook the bacon Children’s Responsibility: Eat the bacon, quietly

TV SETS … THE STANDARD FAMILY Leave it to Beaver Father Knows Best

BARBIE GETS A JOB 1960 -1980 The Transitional Family

1960 -1980 Husband’s Responsibilities: Still in charge of bringing home the bacon and still wants a martini and slippers when he walks in the door Wife’s Responsibilities: Uses the microwave to cook the bacon because she has a part time job now Children’s Responsibilities: Would rather listen to 8 -tracks than come home to eat the bacon.

WHAT CHANGED? 1960: FDA approved an oral contraceptive called The Pill

DIVORCE STATISTICS THROUGH THE YEARS 1970: No Default Divorce became a nationwide reality

WHAT CHANGED? … A LOT! 1980: Continued the trends from the 60’s and 70’s more divorces, more unmarrieds living together, more single parent families. The two-earner family was even more common than in previous decades, more women earned college and advanced degrees, married, and had fewer children.

TV SETS…STAY TUNED UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT The Brady Bunch The Cosby Show Murphy Brown

TODAY

TODAY’S FAMILIES Husband’s Responsibilities: Still brings home the bacon, but maybe to an empty house or to his husband Wife’s Responsibilities: May be too busy to cook bacon and orders Chinese take-out instead Children’s Responsibilities: Only eats bacon on burgers bought at fast food restaurants and can be found playing video games on the sofa.

TV, ALL DAY EVERY DAY Modern Family

THAT’S A WRAP The 1950’s Family was Black and White The Transitional Family of the 1960 -1980’s was brought to you in Technicolor Today’s Family is seen in 3 -D