nuclear family

Example Sentences

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Bengtson, who spent decades studying generations of 300 California families, pushed back against the idea that the decline of the nuclear family model was bad for society.

From New York Times

The SPLC’s Florida list includes the American College of Pediatricians, a conservative-leaning, pro-life group that promotes parental rights, the nuclear family and “honest interpretation of scientific pediatric research, without deference to current political persuasions.”

From Washington Times

But this is slowly changing with more children being born in nuclear families.

From BBC

I live in the Midwest, where it’s very nuclear family, and I feel like all of my friends and family are always saying, well, when are you going to get married.

From New York Times

Such qualities and attitudes are hard to fault, but within the museum’s typology, there is an implied critique; namely, why should we “privilege” the nuclear family, Western history, rational thinking, hard work, and self-reliance?

From Washington Times