Write a solid paragraph of about 250 words for your post. Your post must demonstrate critical thinking about families pondering materials and information from that week.

Here are a few guiding questions for the discussion this week, some are tying into the current debates about “Black Lives Matter”. You can use those questions, but you can certainly also discuss other topics related to this week’s material.

How does societal context impact families, e.g., changes in the economy, different political systems, cultural issues/changes, wars, etc?

How could current developments, like a move to more home office work and online schooling, impact families?

Do you think the “ideal family” is only a middle class “dream”? Could the ideal of a homemaker mother and provider father ever only be achieved in middle classes and up?

Is the “ideal family” also a “white family dream”? What could preclude minority families from living an “ideal” 50s family life?

Do you think black families in the U.S. always had ‘the talk’ with their children? How do think it changed from previous generations to today? (i.e. discussing segregation vs police brutality)