American Quote by Gail Sheehy

The American family is not simply changing; it is getting weaker. . . . Family decline drives some of our most urgent social problems.…

— David Popenoe

It's really important to recognize that family life in America has changed pretty dramatically.

— Jeb Bush

Most Americans stopped looking at what was happening through a variety of coping mechanisms - starting with women entering paid work and then everyone…

— Robert Reich

You hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren't dying. They're merging into big conglomerates.

— Erma Bombeck

As America is growing older, there are more and more families caring for older parents and grandparents, and it's extremely expensive.

— Susan Collins

If we don't change, millions of American families are just one medical emergency, or one layoff, away from financial disaster and bankruptcy.

— Jim Cooper

Most Americans have some experience with nursing homes or other long term care settings, and nearly half have had a family member or close…

— Anonymous

It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common.

— Sam Shepard

America is one big dysfunctional family and we are still trying to figure out how to live together.

— Eddie Griffin

Trumpcare would be devastating for millions of American families, but perhaps no one will bear the brunt of its cruelty more than older Americans.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

You can't predict when a crisis might hit your family, whether it's with an elderly parent or with your children.

— Nancy Gibbs

Let's bring back grandmothers! A real family consists of three generations. It's time Americans stopped worrying about interference and being a burden on the…

— Florence King