Thinking More about African American Society and Culture

The idea of a traditional family has altered tremendously over centuries. The reasons can vary, and depend on a family’s economic standing and number of parents in the home. I have personally noticed an overwhelming number of single parent homes in existence today. As untraditional as it may seem it has been a common practice for some time. It makes sense to me that the structure of the family is set up in this manner, because Blacks have often been disabled from having a consistent two parent home. This dates back as far as the 17th century during slavery when families were torn apart for the slave trade. This family dismantlement may seem unrealistic because the some much time has passed, but in my opinion it framed the way families are today.