Title: THEN AND NOW: How American Families Have Changed Since the 1900s
Headings: THEN AND NOW: How American families have changed since the early 1900s
THEN AND NOW: How American families have changed since the early 1900s
Talia Lakritz
Family life is changing in the US.
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The divorce rate is decreasing.
Divorce is becoming less common.
Same sex marriage is now legal nationwide, but LGBTQ+ families still experience discrimination.
Same sex marriage is legal in all 50 states.
Average family size is decreasing.
People are waiting longer to have kids.
Middle children could be "going extinct."
People are having fewer kids.
Household sizes have decreased, but the size of the average family home has increased.
Single-family homes are bigger.
More women with children have joined the workforce.
More women are going back to work after having kids.
Men are pitching in more to help with housework and parenting responsibilities, but women still do most of it.
Men are helping more around the house.
Many Americans moved to the suburbs after World War II.
Suburbs have grown in popularity.
More and more Americans are living in multigenerational households.
More millennials have moved home.
Smartphones have changed the way families interact.
Most US households have smartphones.
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Content: "The majority of young men and women say they would ideally like to equally share earning and care giving with their spouse ," Sarah Thébaud, a sociologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, told The New York Times. " But it's pretty clear that we don't have the kinds of policies and flexible work options that really facilitate egalitarian relationships." Many Americans moved to the suburbs after World War II. Suburbs have grown in popularity. Antonio Villas-Boas/Business Insider
Before World War II, 13% of Americans lived in suburbs, according to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia. By 2010, half of the US population lived in suburbs. As car ownership became more popular, it allowed families to move farther from urban areas and commute to work, and having a home with a backyard and picket fence became the " American dream ." More and more Americans are living in multigenerational households. More millennials have moved home. Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
In 2016, 20% of people in the US were living in multigenerational households — a record high of 64 million people, according to the Pew Research Center.