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Prior to beginning work on this discussion read Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 of the course textbook, take the survey Attitudes About the Changing American Family The Public Renders a Split Verdict on Changes to Family Structure, For Single Mothers Stigma Difficult To Shake Stigma-Difficult-To-Shake, Life in Our Transgender Family, The One Thing Rich Parents Do For Their Kids That Makes All The Difference, Poor Neighborhoods Mean Fewer High School Grads, and perform your own research.

This discussion will help you think about the varied aspects of family and education that are at the foundation of public sociology. In your initial post, thoroughly address the following providing specifics to support your presentation of the course content:

· What are families?

· How have families changed over time?

· After taking the survey Attitudes About the Changing American Family, and reading the articles The Public Renders a Split Verdict on Changes to Family Structure, and For Single Mothers Stigma Difficult To Shake, respond to the following questions:

o Describe the stigma that single mothers face in American society.

o Do you believe that men are viewed with the same level of negative attitudes?

o Do you think awareness of this stigma might make a single mother more likely to remain in an abusive relationship? Explain why or why not.

o What are some of the challenges, or barriers, that single mothers face as they work to support their family? Explain.

· After taking the survey Attitudes About the Changing American Family, and reading the articles The Public Renders a Split Verdict on Changes to Family Structure, and Life in Our Transgender Family, respond to the following questions:

o How is the family described in this story different from your family, and how is it similar?

o What challenges might children of this couple face?

o Do you think most schools in America are ready to accommodate transgender parents?

· After reading the articles The One Thing Rich Parents Do For Their Kids That Makes All The DifferenceLinks to an external site., Poor Neighborhoods Mean Fewer High School GradsLinks to an external site., and respond to the following questions:

o What do the authors suggest has the largest impact on the outcomes of children in America, and why?

o How would you describe your neighborhood and the way(s) in which it influenced your educational experience?

o If a student is raised in a poor neighborhood, how might this environment influence their education?

Your initial post should be at least 700 original words in length not including the discussion questions. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.