The Changing American Family

How has the configuration of the traditional American family changed since 1960?

  1. How accurate was your prediction?

  2. What surprises you most about this information?

  3. What doesn't surprise you about this information?

  4. What question do you have about this topic?

  5. How does your family fit into this family configuration?

  6. What's the biggest change in family structure since 1960?

  7. What do you think caused this change?

  8. What's the biggest effect of this change?

  9. How will these changes affect the upcoming elections?

  10. Let's change the title of this graph. What would you like to title it?

  11. Is this information good or bad news? Leave your answer in the comments section below:


Learning Extension

Read the Pew Research Center report on American families.


Action Extension

Compare your own family to the average American family and share your comparison with class or on social media.

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