Anthropologists are intensely interested in how families are organized.
Although the nuclear family remains the cultural ideal for many Americans, other domestic arrangements now outnumber the “traditional” American household about five to one.
What are some reasons for this? What do you think this trend tells us about the contemporary family structure?
Use sources from
Brown, Nina, Thomas McIlwraith, and Laura Tubelle de González, eds. 2020. Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology.
Anthropologists are intensely interested in how families are organized.What are some reasons for this? What do you think this trend tells us about the contemporary family structure?
