Author Question: Why is it misleading to label the homemakerbreadwinner family type that rose to prominence in the ... (Read 24 times)

cookcarl · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Why is it misleading to label the homemakerbreadwinne r family type that rose to prominence in the United States in the 1950s traditional or ideal, and how have families changed since then?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The ACA (Affordable Care Act) was designed to __________.

a. simplifyaccess to private plans for people who don't have provided insurance
b. give everyone free health insurance, paid for by the government
c. allow insurance companies to regulate the cost of all insurance
d. penalize companies for not providing enough insurance

Chelseyj.hasty · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

While a majority of American households took this form for much of the 1950s, many did not. Working-class and minority communities, in particular, were more likely to find the middle-class ideal of the traditional family either out of reach or unappealing. Equally important, many husbands and wives who lived in these traditional households found them unnecessarily stifling. Since that time, we have seen the rise of a diverse array of family forms, including dual-earner, single-parent, same-sex, and single-adult homes, which now vie with breadwinnerhomemake r households for social and cultural support.

Answer to Question 2

a