Clearly family structure has broken down. The article gives several general reasons why this might be, and it's difficult to argue against them. But before I get upset about it I remind myself that I have very little to do with my own extended family. There is also a lot of rancor. I have no intention of putting effort into fixing it. I've been there are tried that, it didn't work.
I could list why this might be the case for me, but it's important to remember that I came from a solid family base. My mother and father married and had three kids (a fourth was lost in pregnancy) and they remained married for the remainder of their lives (my father has passed, my mother is with us, and 90). So I can't blame divorce, or legal issues etc.
We are certainly moving into an era where the *I* is most important. I think people are more selfish today, they suffer from avarice, and envy. People seem to look for reasons to dislike others, rather than like. Social interaction - especially on the internet - can sometimes become a combat sport. That's a shame, and shows that basic social interaction is breaking down too.
In the context of the article - the number of single parent families in the US has tripled since 1960. It applies to 25% of families today. Needless to say, divorce rates, along with a declining number of marriages to begin with, also affect things. The US has the largest number of single parent families than anywhere else in the world. This is more telling in black communities where in 2023 almost 50% of black births were to single parents (whites are just over 21%).
You can't grow up in a family if you don't start with one.
