title: The changing American family.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000569:Americas; D002654:Child Care; D003267:Contraception; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D010298:Parity; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012847:Single Person; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Adolescents, Female; Adoption; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Americas; Child Care; Consensual Union; Contraception; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Divorce; Economic Factors; Extended Family; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Fertility; Households; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Marital Status; Marriage; Marriage Age; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; One Person Household; Parity; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Remarriage; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; Unmarried