| Synopsis: | The structure of American families has changed dramatically in recent years, but does that mean the family is collapsing, as some people think? Perhaps they are mistaking signs of change for signs of collapse. The presence of two parents under one roof has never guaranteed that children's emotional needs are being met; a two-parent home can be as "broken" as the so-called broken home of divorce. Whatever its structure, the important question is, what does it take to make a family work? Do children have rights, and do parents owe them respect? Dr. Salk discovers from three sixth-graders how they cope with the demands of family life. |
