The Women's movement, working off of the momentum of the other civil rights movements of the 1960's have illuminated the differential treatment of men and women. Geographic mobility of the average family in the U.S. has led to isolation of the nuclear family. Every single item of goods and services for sale in the country is increasing in cost right along with inflation. The last of the baby boomers - those born from 1960 to 1964 are the first generation of Americans that will not, as a group, increase their wealth relative to their parents. Inflation, a diamond shaped social class structure, an over administrated economy all share in the cause of this situation.
Families have to learn to budget their resources in order to be successful today.