I. Methodological Issues Studying Family Structure
and Childhood Socialization
A. Ignoring
Children?
B. Studying
nonprobability clinical samples
C. One
Family Member Studied
D. Confounding
Variables
E. Cross-sectional
Studies Rather than Longitudinal Studies
II. Changes in Family Structure
A. Rapid
Decline of Farm Families
B. Decline
in Family Size
C. Rise
in Mother's Labor Force Participation
D. Rise
in Single Parent Households
IV. Divorced Families
V. Never Married Single Parent Families
(including teenage parents)
VI. Homosexual Parents
A. Does
being raised by gay parents harm children developmentally?
B. Does
being raised by gay parents harm children socially?
C. Does
being raised by gay parents lead children to be gay?