1.Describe the main changes in the typical family in the United States over the past 30-40 years and explain their causes.

2.Women's rising labor force participation might decrease marriage rates. Explain why.

3.Some would argue that it is also possible for the increase in women's labor force participation to result in an increase marriage rates. What could be the possible avenues for this to happen?

4.What are the advantages and disadvantages of the rising age of first marriage?

5.Women who become mothers when they are teenagers are less likely to obtain a college degree than those who delay their childbearing until at least their mid-twenties. Discuss why this outcome is generally the case and what the consequences for these women and their families are likely to be.