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Article Evaluation

After reading the U.S. census bureau Wikipedia page all the information appears to be relevant and doesn't have information not relating to the main topic, the article was simple and straight to the point almost a bit too simple. One thing distracting is how much it talks about the government this is a main use of the census but it is also used for counting and just looking at the growing and changing population. Again the heavy leaning on the government part of the census was the only bias but even that wasn't positive or negative giving the artificial a neutral view. The other uses of the census where underrepresented and also the information does not seem very new, not mentioning the budget cuts and how the census will primarily be electronic and the new change of leadership, these are all things that could be added to the Wikipedia article. From the citations and references I have looked at they seem to be neutral and reliable many being from the census bureau themselves, although some parts seemed to be missing citations such as some examples of ongoing surveys. The discussion on the talk page consists of people suggesting new things along with stating why something should not be in the article. Another thing people write about on the talk page are what references would help and or need to be changed in the articale This article seems to be in the wiki-project and has a c rating. Wikipedia and our class differ because Wikipedia is really straight to the point and doesn't really seem to have much emotion to it where as our class we relate to other related topics and sometimes get off track our class feels like a conversation Wikipedia is like a paper or just a report.

Good job with the evaluation - Prof Hammad

Nuclear Family ideas of what to contribute

After reading the Nuclear family Wikipedia article I would like to ad more information on what a nuclear family looks like today and how and why it has either stayed the same or changed. Along with the pros and cons of the increase in nuclear family's along with what the difference between nuclear and extended family's and how this is positive or negative and why. How do you think the below citations will be helpful in making some of these contributions? - Prof H Bibliogrophy

LaFave, Daniel, and Duncan Thomas. “Extended Families and Child Well-Being.” Duke University, 0AD, pp. 1–33. http://www.colby.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2012/04/extfamily-mar12.pdfGangopadhyay, Soumik, and Soma Sur. “Burden of NCDs among Nuclear Families.” Journal of Health Management, vol. 19, no. 4, Sept. 2017, pp. 602–609., doi:10.1177/0972063417727623. http://journals.sagepub.com.aurarialibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1177/0972063417727623#articleCitationDownloadContainer“1. The American family today.” Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends Project, 17 Dec. 2015, www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/12/17/1-the-american-family-today/.

Compared with extended family[edit]

Main article: Extended family

An extended family group consists of non-nuclear (or "non-immediate") family members considered together with nuclear (or "immediate") family members.

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When extended family is involved they also influence children's development just as much as the parents would on their own.

In an extended family resources are usually shared among those involved adding more of a community aspect to the family unit. This is not just talking about sharing money and physical thing but includes sharing time for example extended family such as grandparents can watch over their grandchildren allowing parents to continue and pursue careers and creating a healthy and supportive environment the children to grow up in and allows the parents to have much less stress.

Extended families help keep the kids in the family healthier because of all the resources the kids get now that they have other individuals able to help them and support them as they grow up.

North American conservatism[edit]

Main article: Familialism

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2013)

For social conservatism in the United States and Canada, the idea that the nuclear family is traditional is an important aspect, where family is seen as the primary unit of society. These movements oppose alternative family forms and social institutions that are seen by them to undermine parental authority.

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The nuclear family is slowly becoming not the norm even for america because of women wanting to be more educated and wanting to have children later in life. Women want to have a career when they have more education making children and marriage less appealing because of not wanting to end their education and a successful career.

With a much more divers america it is becoming difficult for the traditional mother, father of the same race and ethnicity and two kids to stay the norm making North American Conservatism irrelevant. Data from 2014 also suggests that single parents and the likelihood of children living with one is also determined by race. Pew research center has found that 54% of black individuals will be single parents compared to 19% of while individuals. Along with having a racial difference different levels of education also seem to change the amount of single parents. In 2014 those with less than a highschool education are 46% more likely to be a single parent compared to those who have graduated college are only 12% likely.

You're moving in the right direction with these additions - how can you relate some of these ideas back to concepts from class as well? - Prof H