Chapter 2 traces family form, shape, and function through the various historical periods leading up to the current time period. Today we see dual-wage earners, single parents, legal same-sex couples, and many other family formats that represent a change from the ways in which families were represented and experienced at other times.
In addition to your chapter in the text, this video, “The History of Marriage” narrated by Stephanie Coontz, dispels some myths about early families: https://youtu.be/YSTdKLrA7nU.
Using the text, the video, and your supplemental readings, discuss how families have changed over time, particularly in the last 100 years, and most especially in very recent times.
For full credit, write a post of at least 350 words and a peer response of at least 100 words.
Chapter 2 traces family form, shape, and function through the various historical periods leading up to the current time period. Today we see dual-wage earners, single parents, legal same-sex couples, and many other family formats that represent a change from the ways in which families were represented and experienced at other times.
In addition to your chapter in the text, this video, “The History of Marriage” narrated by Stephanie Coontz, dispels some myths about early families: https://youtu.be/YSTdKLrA7nU.
Using the text, the video, and your supplemental readings, discuss how families have changed over time, particularly in the last 100 years, and most especially in very recent times.
For full credit, write a post of at least 350 words and a peer response of at least 100 words.
