1. Changing Nature of the American Family … in pictures and statistics From Ozzie & Harriet to ABC’s Modern Family

2. 1950’s “Normal” Family Ozzie & Harriet (1952-1966) Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963)  A bread-winning father  A care-taking mother  One or more children under age 19

5. The Modern U.S. Family  Only 9% of U.S. Households fit the old definition of the “normal” family  A majority of families have NO children under age 18  More than 25% of all families with children are single parent families  72% of women in the child-bearing years are employed  There are more grandparents than grandchildren Source: Arvonne Fraser, “The Changing American Family”

6. Modern Family – ABC Series

9. 26 74

11. % Married

12. Source: Pew Research Center

22. 5.0

25. The Return of the Multi-Generational Family