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Between 1960 and 2018, significant changes occurred in family living arrangements, which is a reflection on broader social, economic, and cultural shifts.
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Some key trends were a decline in the traditional nuclear family.
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In 1960, the most common family structure in the u .s.
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Was the traditional nuclear family, a married couple with children.
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But over the decades, this structure began to decline.
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By 2018, fewer families fit this traditional family.
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Model.
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The decline was influenced by many factors, including changes in gender roles, greater acceptance of single -parent households, and shifts in societal attitudes toward marriage in general...