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Marriages decline, divorces climb as families evolve into 21st century By William Harms News Office The American family, which has undergone a major transformation in the past generation, is poised to change even more in the coming century. Households continue to diverge from the traditional family-structure model of a stay-at-home mother, working father and children, according to a new report from the National Opinion Research Center. Because of divorce, cohabitation and single parenthood, a majority of families rearing children in the next century probably will not include the children’s two biological parents, said Tom Smith, Director of the General Social Survey and author of â€Å"The Emerging 21st-Century American Family.† Moreover,†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"What this means is that parents are expecting their children to become more responsible,† said Smith. When the results of the American survey and those of 24 other advanced industrial countries are compared, demographers gain a hint at the direction in which the American family is going. Attitude scales, which measure what types of family arrangements people find most acceptable, show Americans are in the middle range of the continuum. But, said Smith, Americans’ attitudes toward non-traditional family arrangements will probably evolve toward more acceptance. When asked their opinions on family life, Americans often held seemingly conflicting views. â€Å"Compared to people in other nations, Americans are more optimistic that children and the family need not suffer if the mother is employed,† Smith said. â€Å"But, Americans also are less likely than those in other countries to see work as a boon for women and staying at home as a detriment.† While Americans take a dim view of childbirth outside marriage, they also do not see having children as the purpose of marriage. â€Å"As members of most other Anglo cultures, Americans mainly see marriage as an institution for romantic love and companionship,† Smith said. 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