Problem: Analyzing Social Trends in Marriage & the Family
Choose a trend related to Families
- cohabitation rate
- divorce rates
- teen birth rate
- marriage rate
- single-parent households
- never-married adulthood
- intimate partner violence
- elder abuse reports
- etc
Before you learned the material for this week's class, what would you have guessed was the direction of this trend (has it increased or decreased in the US in the past 50 years?)? Why did you think so?
Search your topic name (such as "marriage rate") plus the word "Census" or "Pew Research" and "over time"
(The US Census and the Pew Research Center are both reputable social science research organizations, and you can more or less trust the data you find at either of their websites).
What is the current level or rate of your chosen trend?
(Example: "In 2022, the U.S. marriage rate was ___ per 1,000 people.")
How has this trend changed over time? Need Assignment Help?
Has it increased, decreased, or stayed fairly stable over the past 10-20 years?
If possible, mention at least one subgroup difference (by race, gender, education, class, etc.)
What do you predict will happen to this trend in the next 5-10 years? Will increase? Decline? Why do you think so?
What policy, social program, or cultural change do you think could reduce or improve the problems associated with this trend? Describe your idea briefly.