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The Beginning
Married women began to have property rights through the Married Women’s Property Acts, which began to be enacted in 1839. -
Early Marriage
Married women began to have property rights through the Married Women’s Property Acts, which began to be enacted in 1839. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was when a lot of people unemployment and lower wages forced Americans to delay marriage and having children. The divorce rate fell during this time because it was expensive and few could afford it -
World War II
When the Depression ended and World War II began, families coped with new issues. Issues like women ran households and raised children alone, and some went to work in war industries. -
The "Burbs"
Around 13 million new homes were built in the 1950s. Families moved to the suburbs because they could afford to, and the family became a “haven in a heartless world. -
The Baby Boom
In comparison to the 1965's, the baby boom was one of the popular dynamics. -
Women in the Workforce
As early as 1960, around a third of middle class women were working either part-time or full-time jobs. Since the ’60s, families have also become smaller, less stable, and more diverse. -
Medical Advancements of the 1960's
There were also medical advances in contraception, including the invention of the birth control pill in 1960. -
Divorce becomes nobody's fault
In 1969, California became the first state to adopt no-fault divorce, permitting parties to end their marriage simply upon showing irreconcilable differences. Within 16 years, every other state had followed suit. -
Single mother's
By 2007, almost 40 percent of children were born to unmarried, adult mothers. -
Gender Balance In The Workplace
In 2008, the U.S. The Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that women made up almost 50 percent of the paid labour force, putting them on equal footing with men when it comes to working outside the home. -
Fewer Babies
The American birth rate is half of what it was in 1960, and hit its lowest point ever in 2012. -
Legal Tolerance for Gay Marriage
There was an increase in LGBTQ populations living openly since gay marriage was legalized in 2015.