Economics and the Evolution of the American Family

Economics is comprised of statistics that express how social welfare and governmental policies combine to effect the way Americans use resources, prefer certain lifestyles, and labor on a daily basis. All of these choices affects how families develop based off what resources they consume, can afford, and utilize when competing with the rest of society. Lack of , or over consumption, of resources, also influence social stratus amongst families. This differentiation in social status can either promote or burden families when developing an identity as to how they contribute to society.
Also, with advances in technology, family structure and communication is changing. Families who were once separated by distance are closer through Internet allowances. Parents now have the responsibility of protecting their children from the vast dangers of the web compared to what used to be local predators. Articles below express how economics and change in the idea of the "all American family" has affected lives all over the nation.



Article 1
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/18/job-losses-deliver-09-baby-bust/

Article 2
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2008/Feb/Its-a-Family-Affair--Consumer-Advocacy-for-Nursing-Home-Residents-in-the-United-States.aspx?view=print

Article 3
http://www.divorcesource.com/AZ/ARTICLES/stewart2.html

Article 4
http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/011909p18.shtml

Article 5
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-04-22-santorum-gays_x.htm

Article 6
http://www.startribune.com/nation/31419064.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ

Article 7
http://www.newsweek.com/id/194886/output/print

Article 8
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/us/17census.html

Article 9
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/health/27well.html?pagewanted=print