id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1264 Family values - Wikipedia .html text/html 1508 241 62 In the social sciences and U.S. political discourse, the term "traditional family" refers to a nuclear family—a child-rearing environment composed of a breadwinning parent, a homemaking parent, and their normally biological children; sociologists formerly referred to this model as the norm.[citation needed] A family deviating from this model is considered a nontraditional family. In the United States, the banner of family values has been used by social conservatives to express opposition to abortion, same-sex marriage, and certain specific feminist objectives in politics.[7] American conservative groups have made inroads promoting these policies in Africa since the early 2000s, describing them as African family values.[8] Until recently, because families and friends are expected to provide elderly care, nursing homes were considered culturally unacceptable.[16] United States culture[edit] "Providing culturally congruent care for Saudi patients and their families". The War Against the Family: A Parent Speaks Out on the Political, Economic, and Social Policies That Threaten Us All. BPS Books. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1264.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1264.txt