How Does Marriage Change American Society

How Changes to Marriage and Family Will Change the American Society Studies have shown that various changes to family and marriages are bound to change American society. With rapid immigration into the Unites States, coupled with broad education systems that include the learning of other cultures and languages, the family structure in the United States is headed for great changes that will make it completely different from how it was during the First World War. Many immigrants come into the United States from Mexico, Europe, Asia, and they have different marriage practices from those of Native Americans and hence are bound to influence the marriages and traditions of Native American families due to intermarriages. In addition, with the enactment of legislation and the acceptance of gay marriages in the United States, family structures have changed to where we have two fathers, two mothers, single parents and even foster parents. Since the Second World War, family demographics and structures have changed considerably especially in the last twenty years. The traditional American family prior to the war compromised of children a caretaking mother and a father who was vested with the responsibility of providing for the family. Official data shows that 73% of the American population is still living in a …show more content…
Other reasons that might have caused the unexpected change in the family structures and marriages in the United States is legislation that allows various forms of marriages that were previously prohibited especially same-sex marriages. In addition, adoption rules have been adjusted to enable more families to become foster families as the government aims at cutting costs incurred caring for foster