This is our take on the idea of what is an ideal family structure. We use a few sources to help us along the way!

Blessing, Michelle. “Types of Family Structures.” LoveToKnow, LoveToKnow Media, https://family.lovetoknow.com/about-family-values/types-family-structures.

Chrisler , Jennifer, et al. “The Changing Reality of the American Family.” Center for American Progress, 1 Dec. 2016, https://americanprogress.org/article/the-changing-reality-of-the-american-family/.

Doane, Jeri A. “Family Interaction and Communication Deviance in Disturbed and Normal Families: A Review of Research.” Wiley Online Library, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 10 Aug. 2004, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00357.x.

Gray, David E. “High Functioning Autistic Children and the Construction of ‘Normal Family Life.’” Social Science & Medicine, Pergamon, 15 June 1998, https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0277953696002377?token=06CD60FB65D9F65A37C46A321BD5DB68A6D9E1B7C6C560AC5C2370DA16E54FBA69B5EC674A47F50FDF887702AECCA5D1&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20211119185106.

Haug, Claire. “What's a 'Normal' Family, Anyway?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 5 Feb. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/style/the-edit-normal-unconventional-family.html.

Meleen, Michele. “Pros and Cons of the Nuclear Family.” LoveToKnow, LoveToKnow Media, https://family.lovetoknow.com/advantages-disadvantages-nuclear-family.

Scanzoni, John H. “‘WHAT’S A “NORMAL” FAMILY, ANYWAY?’” Sexual Bargaining in the Digital Era: Crafting a New Normal, Anthem Press, 2021, pp. 7–26, https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv209xn1f.5.