MarriageandFamilyPartone:AmericanmarriageParttwo:AmericanFamilyAmericanFamily•BeforewetalkabouttheAmerianFamilypleasethinkaboutAmerianFamilyinyourimagination?•WhatcanbelearnedinthefamilybyAmericanchildren?AmerianFamilystructure•AmerianFamilyStructureisdividedinto4partsgenerelly:•NuclearFamilyStructure•SingleParent•BlendedFamily•DinkFamilyNuclearFamilyStructure•Atraditionalfamilysupportsysteminvolvingtwomarriedindividualsprovidingcareandstabilityfortheirbiologicaloffspring.SingleParentfamilieswithonlyamotheroronlyafatherBlendedFamilyThisisafamilyinwhichtwopersonsremarry.Thesetwopersonsbothoncegotdivorced,buthavechildren.Inthenewfamily,theymakebothgroupsofchildrenlivetogether.DinkFamilyDINKfamilychoosesnottohavechildrenformanydifferentreasons.Oneofthereasonsisthatmoreandmoreyoungcouplesdon'twanttotaketoomanyresponsibilities.Theyjustwantmorefreedomforthemselves.HowAmericanParentsteachtheirkids•WithmanysuccessfulAmericanbussinessmanwehaveenoughreasonstobelievethatAmericanfamilyeducationisverysuccessful.•JustthinkabouthowAmericanparentsteachtheirchildren?