Figure 1 Families by family type (1996 and 2012)
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The demise of the ‘traditional’ family has long been predicted by sections of the political left, and by some feminists who allege that it oppresses women and does a poor job of raising children. Right-wing commentators also bemoan the supposed fragmentation of the family and what they describe as the ‘pick and mix’ attitude of adults today to forming long-term family commitments. Evidence here may suggest something else.
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