The document discusses changes in family structures from the 1950s to today. In the 1950s, the nuclear family model with a breadwinning father and homemaking mother was prevalent as couples reunited after WWII and women no longer had to work. However, since then families have become more complex with increased individualism, dual-income households, and visibility of alternative lifestyles challenging traditional gender roles and ideals of the "perfect" family.

1. The Nuclear Family Joyce Lim