One parent households, cohabitation, same sex families, and voluntary childless couples are increasingly common.
Over the past three decades, marriage rates in the United States have increased for all racial and ethnic groups.
With the rise of single-parent households, unmarried mothers have become more common in the United States.
Elderly care is the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens.
Voluntary childlessness in women is defined as women of childbearing age who are fertile and do not intend to have children.
Household models include the single family and blended family home, shared housing, and group homes for people with special needs.
Women in the workforce have faced barriers, though they have greater access to education and employment in the contemporary era.