The way we really are Mark Sarkisian 2-10-04 The author, Coontz shows how the standard of the "traditional family" has changed over the past century. Society must accept the reality of the modern family. Since the 50's, the whole definition on "family" has changed. Marriages are becoming "extinct" and families are breaking away from the old fashioned way of raising children. For example, having both a father and a mother in the home full-time …showed first 75 words of 1233 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1233 total…bad as some may have expected. Instead, they are realistic, necessary solutions to problems which society face now. The way we really are, shows why a historically informed perspective on family life can be as much help to people in sorting through family issues as going into therapy, and much more help than listening to today's political debates. This book describes facts and factors for and against the well being of these changing families today.