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Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance Period
nuclear families
women stayed home
men had jobs
children had jobs -
Industrial Revolution
most women stayed home
women could work, but faced division of labor
beginning of change in social and gender structure
child labor conditions improved
http://www.articlemyriad.com/impacts-industrial-revolution-families-new-england/3/ -
Slavery
families were often seperated
children were slaves
slaves could not get legally married
more men than women -
Civil War
fathers and sons made money for the family
suffered hardship from seperation and family deaths
women took roles in factories
Many armies recruited boys under 18
http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/life_during_the_civil_war.php -
women's right to vote
technology improved making home life easier
children and women get better education
women went to work
less children working
http://www.lessonpaths.com/learn/i/1920s-playlist-4/what-was-family-life-like-during-the-1920s -
The Great Depression
Children suffered malnutrition and inadequate clothing
Rate of children entering custodial institutions increased by 50%
Frequent quarrels between husbands and wives
Fathers are deemed emotionally distant and indifferent
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/ReferenceDetailsPage -
World War II
More women entered the work forces do to the shortages of men
Increase in marriage rate
The rates of juvenile delinquency, venereal disease and truancy rose dramatically.
families faced a severe shortage of housing, lack of schools, hospitals and child-care facilities.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1692.html -
Current Time
Houses range from 1 room to 10 room
Most children have access to education
Most the mother and father work to contribute to the family
Gender equality
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=family+dynamics+now
