Canadian Family Enetering 21st

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adapting for the future.
The family is considered the most basic social institution. Often the significance of problems that occur within family is underestimated. Families are being increasingly jeopardized by a number of social issues. In 1991, approximately one-quarter of Canadian households consisted of only one person (Hagedorn 396). Although over the past twenty-five years the number of marriages has decreased significantly. Most people in Canada marry at least once in their lifetime. "Most marriages are characterized by homogamy and by inequality in domestic labor and marital power" (Hagedorn 396). Therefore, many people are turning to divorce or common law relationships as an alternative. Divorce can be an extremely traumatic experience for anyone, especially for a young child. In a telephone interview, Zachary Yung age eight, he stated "I don’t know why my parents don’t live together, I think they don’t love each other anymore, I am afraid they don’t love me as much too". ...

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that women are the soul cause of family breakups.
"Family policy alone cannot solve the problems of economic injustice" (Conway 209). The effects of unemployment are enormous, and pose a huge burden on the well being of families in today’s society. This forces a significant number of Canadian families to live below the poverty level. According to the Vanier Institute of Family, in 1987 "An estimated 61.9 percent of those families are single females," struggling to support one or more children and the numbers are lowly escalating. Increasing numbers of Canadians are turning to social assistance for help. Which is a burden, not only on families, but the Canadian society in general.
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