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Milestone One: Topic is Exploration
Milestone One: Topic is Exploration
Course - SOC-317
Topic - Families waiting longer to have children
By the virtue of this assignment, I have selected to research about current trend in family planning in United Stated of America. We are living in one of the most competitive worlds where everyone is running a chase to attain more. In this rut-race, Americans are waiting much longer to marry and if at they get married, they wait even longer to plan families and conceive babies. I find this trend extremely intriguing since this exemplifies a pragmatic shift in the behaviour of people which impacts various aspects of the country. Essentially, every aspect in the society is questioned from economic changes, drifts in values, transition in focus and desires from the career. Youth of started to question the exorbitant prices for good schooling, medical facilities and lack of employment opportunities along with growing pollution in the environment. These are one of the prominent reasons why young generations are resistance to plan for family.
The overall influence of young generation not getting married is actually devastating since it changes entire dynamics of country forecasting the youth potentials and upcoming leaders. There are other hidden factors like the sociology aspect which accompanies along as the young Americans decides to marry late in life. Scientifically speaking settling down later or not getting married have negative consequences much later in life. Conceiving children at advance age of life for instance from 38 years to 40 years can bring out several problems during pregnancy...