The rate of divorce has risen exponentially in the last 50 to 100 years, as a result many families are headed by a single parent, most of which are woman. The combination of rising divorce rates and the job market plummeting, a social shift towards multi-generational housing may prove to be beneficial to single parent families. In several areas around the world housing multiple generations under one roof was and still is a common social practice. This style of living is called multi-generational housing or an extended family, this is where three or more generations will live under one roof. By housing multiple generations under one roof the family unit has an increase in resources that which the entire group can pull from; be it childcare,
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This can improve a child’s quality of life, as well as their overall wellbeing. In situations where this social support system is lacking, the employment of a multi-generational household can be very beneficial for a woman as well as a man. A grand-parent can assume the role of the parent in many tasks, such as school meetings, picking a child up from school, parenting and comforting the child. In addition to assuming specific roles they can also provide aid financially, making the need to assume the role of a parent pointless as the parent is now able to fulfill those …show more content…
Where as in small towns and places where divorce is not common practice, the support group can be small or a complete lack thereof. This may leave a woman partially or completely lacking in needed support. Similar to woman, men can also be left without needed support if society sees him as fully capable of providing financially or capable of getting into a new relationship soon after the breakdown of the previous relationship. Conclusively the need for social support for single parent families is great. This can improve a child’s quality of life, as well as their overall wellbeing. In situations where this social support system is lacking, the employment of a multi-generational household can be very beneficial for a woman or a man. A grand-parent can assume the role of the parent in many tasks, such as school meetings, picking a child up from school, parenting and comforting the child, all of these tasks are easy to do however are hard to complete when also trying to meet the financial needs of the family
This can improve a child’s quality of life, as well as their overall wellbeing. In situations where this social support system is lacking, the employment of a multi-generational household can be very beneficial for a woman as well as a man. A grand-parent can assume the role of the parent in many tasks, such as school meetings, picking a child up from school, parenting and comforting the child. In addition to assuming specific roles they can also provide aid financially, making the need to assume the role of a parent pointless as the parent is now able to fulfill those …show more content…
Where as in small towns and places where divorce is not common practice, the support group can be small or a complete lack thereof. This may leave a woman partially or completely lacking in needed support. Similar to woman, men can also be left without needed support if society sees him as fully capable of providing financially or capable of getting into a new relationship soon after the breakdown of the previous relationship. Conclusively the need for social support for single parent families is great. This can improve a child’s quality of life, as well as their overall wellbeing. In situations where this social support system is lacking, the employment of a multi-generational household can be very beneficial for a woman or a man. A grand-parent can assume the role of the parent in many tasks, such as school meetings, picking a child up from school, parenting and comforting the child, all of these tasks are easy to do however are hard to complete when also trying to meet the financial needs of the family