The purpose of this memo is to inform families about the relationship between race/ethnicity, and social class in defining contemporary marriage and families. One similarity is at present society most people marry for personal fulfillment. Financial stability is important, but couples would still get marry. I have learned that different race has different values about marriage and families. African American, they have a larger decline in marriage than other race, because of their implications for black families. The economic is also a factor in the decline of marriage. They have a dramatic decrease in income for people without college educations because of globalization and automation. I have learned that in African American families the
