The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America's Changing Families In the article, "The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America's Changing Families", author Stephanie Coontz summarizes many points that are affecting families today. In the last two decades, many Americans have harked back to what they perceived to be the "good old days", the 1950s where every household had two parents. Times when family values and the strength of family …showed first 75 words of 1190 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1190 total…they are doing the right thing. I believe that although it appears that families are deteriorating more than before, the opposite is the truth. Woman are given many more choices than ever before, and are more equal helpmates to men than they used to be. Choices are more respected and understood than ever before. We will always have groups that believe solutions are found in the past. However, to move forward, we must look forward.