Trisha: Today' s family is declining in its ability to carry out its functions of child-rearing and providing stability for adult life. There must be a return to the traditional values of commitment and responsibility. Jerod: We ought to leave what is good enough alone. Contemporary families may be less stable than traditionally, but most people do not find that to be bad. Contemporary criticisms of the family are overblown and destructive. Trisha and Jerod disagree over whether the institution of the family is ['valued by most people', 'changing over time', 'adequate as it is', 'no longer traditional']