You must have seen the TV series " MODERN FAMILY" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You will write a 2-4 paper about the family by critically analyzing it by focusing on certain topics of this course. I DO NOT want a paper where all you do is talk about the family you selected. The point of this assignment is that you make an ANALYSIS by connecting what you find to what you have learned from this course. Focus on certain topics and use the family you select to provide examples for your topics.. Make sure follow format or you will lose points. The family selected is Modern Family

Format: double-space, 12 size font, 1-inch margins, Times New Roman, WORD document. Title page, and Reference page required. Follow the following steps to help you write the assignment 1. Select a topic or topics from the list I provided or can be something we haven’t covered in class but relates to family studies. The historical scope is not limited to the contemporary world or last century. Your discussion may focus on the United States or any other country /comparison you wish. 2. Find articles, radio interviews, television shows, magazines, etc. . . that discuss the issue or the family. 3. Find topics in the book or in other scholarly articles that discuss the topics you are covering in your paper. 4. Write an introduction providing background information on the family. The rest of your paper should FOCUS on the topics you selected and you will use the family you selected to demonstrate EXAMPLES only. You will NOT tell me a story about the family. Examples of Topics Female or Male Breadwinner Families Working Mothers Women in Traditionally Male Occupations (STEM, business, law, politics) Single Parenthood (Mothers and Fathers) Dating, Hookup Culture, and Courtship Household Division of Labor Outsourcing Domestic and Care Work Religion and Family Sex Scandals LGBTQ Youth Mass Media and Advertising Romantic Partner Selection Preferences Love Stay-at-Home Fathers Wage Gap Gay Conversion Therapy Later-in-Life Coming Out Experiences Sexual Fluidity Reproductive Methods and Technologies – IVF, Surrogacy, Family Planning Divorce and Dissolution Marital Infidelity (Adultery) Domestic Abuse and/or Sexual Assault Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships, and Same-Sex Marriage Plural Marriage/Polyamory/Polygamy Kinship and Extended Family Native and Aboriginal Families Transnational Families Immigration and Family Formation Transgender Individuals Child Labor and Economic Contribution of Children Illness, Death, and Widowhood Mail-Order Brides Family and Parental Leave Policies Military Families