Research Paper on:
Modern Hispanic Family in the United States

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raising children, single parent families of all cultures, economically sound families consisting of one or more parents, and poor families with some even being led by siblings or aunts and  uncles. In short, when we speak of families in America today we are not talking of the white two-parent family with two children. In light of these facts we find  that the norm for the American contemporary family is quite vague. However, if we were to focus on one form of family in mainstream America today, or the assumed normal  family of mainstream America today, we would perhaps state that the mainstream American family IS one that consists of two parents, two children, and both parents working full time, living  a relatively sound economic lifestyle such as middle-class. When we assume that mainstream America is one where the parents work, where money is not necessarily wanting, and where middle-class  life is a solid reality we can assume that much of the rest of America is perhaps outside the norm. This seems to be the case with many ethnic families  who come from a different culture and who adapt to the American way of life as they see necessary. Interestingly enough, there is often a norm attached to ethnic families  as well. For example, we assume that African Americans largely live in the inner city and that the children are raised by single mothers and/or grandparents and other family members.  We assume that Asian families live in large tight-knit groups that have their own culture. And, as far as the Latino community is concerned, it is the norm to expect  that society sees their family structure as one that oppresses women, where first generation family members do not speak English, and that the children are not adequately educated. In short,