June 22, 2011 at 9:24pm 46 notes
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Source: Los Angeles Times
California families take new forms: The proportion of nontraditional households in California is growing, according to U.S. Census data. Despite the hardships, though, the increasing diversity of American households should not “be portrayed as the collapse of married life,” said Stephanie Coontz, director of research and public education at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Council on Contemporary Families. Creating a modern, accurate portrait of the American family is vital, she said — informing decisions about school construction , for instance, or helping businesses shape benefits packages and other human resources policies. Photo: Martha Davis, left, and Lisa Eisenpresser, with their daughter Kate, 4, and Angela Courtin take turns reading a book at Lisa and Angela’s home. Credit: Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times

California families take new forms: The proportion of nontraditional households in California is growing, according to U.S. Census data.

Despite the hardships, though, the increasing diversity of American households should not “be portrayed as the collapse of married life,” said Stephanie Coontz, director of research and public education at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Council on Contemporary Families.

Creating a modern, accurate portrait of the American family is vital, she said — informing decisions about school construction , for instance, or helping businesses shape benefits packages and other human resources policies.

Photo: Martha Davis, left, and Lisa Eisenpresser, with their daughter Kate, 4, and Angela Courtin take turns reading a book at Lisa and Angela’s home. Credit: Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times

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    Very interesting. I think the idea of family and family construct is vastly changing into a much more diverse, accepting...
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    FAMILIES IN ALL SHAPES & SIZES. OPEN YOUR MIND, OPEN YOUR HEART.
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