Lecture 1Is the family in decline?I. Arguments “for”1. more divorce compared to the 1950s-1960s – data proves thisi. ½ of children today live in un-intact familiesii. some experience multiple divorce2. children who grow up in single-parent or step family households are less successful in school, have behavior problems, make less money as adults3. our values of cultures & family have changeda. cohabitating (4-5x)b. sex before marriage in committed relationshipsc. interracial and interracial couplesd. more open and accepting of homosexualitye. attitude about divorce has changed- there use to be a big stigma with divorcef. # of advantages of children (study of her own patients) problems: not sample that is randomi. kids get more attention, clear stability, easier authority structureII. Problems and Concerns with those arguments1. older studies had no comparison group- professor saw problems with children of divorce- study of her own patients, the problem is this was not a random sample of people2. comparison groups are inappropriate (30 years ago) study of kids from divorce and intact families, intact families are also dysfunctional- many husband and wife stay together and fight a lot- kids could be better in a divorced and stable household3. we sometimes have unidirectional causalityi. since people are more accepting, why not get divorced?ii. See more people engage in homosexual causal of direction, more accepted because more are behaving4. assuming that acceptance means being positive- divorcei. not more positive of divorce, studies show that teachers look down at divorce, negative assumptionsii. many states still prohibit same sex marriage, not positive of homosexual and cohabitation either, the institution of marriage is still very important5. problem is we assume issues about family structure- what is outcome variable to look at?a. Example: looking at a happy or unhappy family that is intact, would be family dynamics- kids and drug use- teens in single mother families have 33% chance of having a drug problem, with kids that have fair to poor relationships with their fathers have 68% higher rate of drug useCMS 357 1st EditionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Lecture 1Is the family in decline?  I. Arguments “for”1. more divorce compared to the 1950s-1960s – data proves thisi. ½ of children today live in un-intact familiesii. some experience multiple divorce 2. children who grow up in single-parent or step family households are less successful in school, have behavior problems, make less money as adults 3. our values of cultures & family have changeda. cohabitating (4-5x) b. sex before marriage in committed relationshipsc. interracial and interracial couplesd. more open and accepting of homosexuality e. attitude about divorce has changed- there use to be a big stigma with divorce f. # of advantages of children (study of her own patients) problems: not sample that is random i. kids get more attention, clear stability, easier authority structure  II. Problems and Concerns with those arguments1. older studies had no comparison group- professor saw problems with children of divorce- study of her own patients, the problem is this was not a random sample of people2. comparison groups are inappropriate (30 years ago) study of kids from divorce and intact families, intact families are also dysfunctional- many husband and wife stay together and fight a lot- kids could be better in a divorced and stable household3. we sometimes have unidirectional causality i. since people are more accepting, why not get divorced?ii. See more people engage in homosexual causal of direction, more accepted because more are behaving 4. assuming that acceptance means being positive- divorce i. not more positive of divorce, studies show that teachers look down at divorce, negative assumptionsii. many states still prohibit same sex marriage, not positive of homosexual and cohabitation either, the institution of marriage is still very important5. problem is we assume issues about family structure- what is outcome variable to look at? a. Example: looking at a happy or unhappy family that is intact, would be family dynamics- kids and drug use- teens in single mother families have 33% chance of having a drug problem, with kids that have fair to poor relationships with their fathers have 68% higher rate of drug