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Contemporary Families in Canada - Coggle Diagram
Contemporary Families in Canada
Gender equality: Woman are more of a dominate, however, it should be equal treated (Andrew)
Children: Unwilling to have children (Andrew)
Work: Less motivated to achieve success (Andrew)
When a couple really enters into family life. The way they make decisions will change. Because they're not the same person from the beginning.（Chris）
women gain more power than before.(Robyn)
When a couple really enters into family life. Their mindset will change, because from the moment they live together, they will think not just for themselves but for each other. It's a sign of responsibility. （Chris）
When a couple really enters into family life. The husband of the family will change over time. He will become more and more mature because of his sense of responsibility.（Chris）
new type of familys(James)
Dual-income family
Both Spouses works full time (SAMUEL)
QUOTE: Nearly 70 percent of mothers with preschool-aged children and more than three-quarters of mothers with school-aged children are employed or actively looking for work; most of these are full-time jobs. One consequence of increased employment is increased stress as parents struggle to juggle their multiple responsibilities. 50% of working mothers and 36% of working fathers report difficulty managing their work and family responsibilities. (OHRC) (SAMUEL)
Blended family
Divorced partners with children re-marry (SAMUEL)
Transitional family
Mother leaving the workforce (temporarily) after their baby and children (SAMUEL)
adoption, foster family （SAMUEL）
QUOTE：In 1994, about one percent of Canadian children lived in adoptive or foster homes: Statistics Canada, "Canadian Children in the 1990s: Selected Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Children and Adolescents," Canadian Social Trends (Spring 1997) (SAMUEL)
Canadian women can work（Tracy）
women gain more power than before. some of the make have equal power like male. (Robyn
women: women come to go outside for work to step out of their household role.(Robyn)
Family Structure:Diversified family structure (eg single parent, same-sex couple) (SAMUEL)
Men and women have the same right to work, and women have a higher status than ever（Alex)
Communication: Most family that has children are lacking of communication or usefully communication due to the cultural differences (Andrew)
Contemporary Canadian families
Both spouses can work.（Tracy）
The role of women is wife, mother and housewife, the role of men is job, father, head of the household. (BellaA)
Both spouses work and don’t have time to havechildren，so they can’t build a complete love story.（Tracy）
New family types are evolving（BellaA）
more immigrant families （SAMUEL）
Elkie . There will be new family types, such as Gay families and Childless families.
Young people spend less time with their families, and as women become more powerful, men take care of their children and work at home
Both women and men go out to work, and sometimes men stay at home to look after the children.(Elkie )
Compared to traditional family formations, contemporary families have more structure such as same-sex families Adoptive families(Alex)
the period that parents accompany children become less and less.(Robyn)
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Contemporary Canadian families（BellaF）
Excessive family
Dual-income family
blended family
lower fertility, delayed childbirth and high rates of divorce. (Elkie )
Many families have communication problems with their children, and children are more concerned than ever（Alex）