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Article: Family Camps: strengthening family relationships at camp and at home.
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- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
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Families are one of the fundamental units of society and are the building blocks of social structures and organizations in every culture. Today, the structure of the family seems to be under attack with "high divorce rates and the alleged collapse of traditional marriage [and family life]" (VanDenBerghe 2000, pp. 16-17). A widespread belief is that American marriages and families are weak and troubled (Nock 1998). With the apparent weakening of today's families, many are calling for society to take steps to help protect and strengthen the family unit.
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