It is predicted that as many as 60+% of young adults age 20-30 will…

It is predicted that as many as 60+% of young adults age 20-30 will…

It is predicted that as many as 60+% of young adults age 20-30 will

be living with their parents by 2030. What social forces are affecting this condition ? (Provide at least 3 different social/economic factors). Accordion families are becoming commonplace not only in America, but throughout the industrialized world. Each culture is responding to this situation differently. What is the typical American response to boomerang children? Now compare this to another industrialized nation. What cultural norms and values in both countries influence and shape perceptions? Images of families are everywhere in media, including in movies and television. What constitutes a family has changed significantly in recent decades, and much of those changes are reflected in the families we watch on screens. Some of these images reflect our personal experience of family and some are very different from what we know and have experienced. Choose a television show focused on family dynamics (Simpsons, Goldbergs, Modern Family, etc.) to do some research from a sociological lens. What norms are depicted in this family? What roles do family members have and does gender influence these assignments? What arguments or challenges does this family depiction make about the variations in family life, including marriage, divorce, childrearing?