Families have changed greatly over the past 60 years, and they continue to become more diverse.

Why is the family considered the most important agent of socialization?
What caused the dramatic changes to the American family? What are those changes?
Describe the differences in marriage and family life that are linked to class, race, gender, and personal choice.
Do you feel the trend toward diverse families is positive or negative?
If the trend changed toward traditional (pre-World War II) families, how would that affect women’s rights?

Question

Families have changed greatly over the past 60 years, and they continue to become more diverse.

Why is the family considered the most important agent of socialization?
What caused the dramatic changes to the American family?  What are those changes?
Describe the differences in marriage and family life that are linked to class, race, gender, and personal choice.
Do you feel the trend toward diverse families is positive or negative?
If the trend changed toward traditional (pre-World War II) families, how would that affect women’s rights?

anonymous · Answer

first answer to your question can be ....as a man first learn from his family, family is the most important agent of socialization.........infancy..childhood..then teenage are the most important learning phase of life and during these ages we live with our family..

anonymous · Answer

we learn to speak our first word in family then most importantly our language..the way we communicate. our beliefs.opinion ,culture,religion attitudes are influenced by our family members...
even the name identity is given by the family ...... therefore i think these features makes family the most importanta agent of socialization.