1. Compare and Contrast the way and times in which you were raised to that of children today. Do you think that your parent's were more strict or concerned than today's parents? Do you think that kids today expect too much? Provide specific examples as to how kids today are being raised similarly and differently than you.

2. How has the role of the woman changed in the family? Is this change good for families? How has the emergence of women in the workforce and their becoming "bread winners" affected the family?

3. As I look at the male figures in my own family, I can see that the role of the male has changed in two generations. My grandfather, for example, has never changed a diaper or cooked a meal in fifty-two years of marriage, yet I do these two things often. In your own family, how has the role of your gender changed in the last two generations. While the changes are probably many, there are still some things that have probably stayed the same. In considering this topic, be sure to include some of the things that are similar regarding the role of your gender in your family structure.

4. More and more couples are choosing not to be married. How and why is this different from the past? Why are people not getting married? How does the affect the family?

5. Non-traditional families are becoming the new normal in the United States. Discuss and compare the traditional family and non-traditional families.