Family values in Germany

Germany is a legally and socially tolerat country. Homosexuals unions have been permitted since 2001. Gays and lesbians can legally adopt their partner's biological children. Is a liberated country. Immigration continues to be a concern of both economic and sociak importance. Germany has always a society with a cosiderate rate of immigration. There are a little discrimination with the peolple of blach race. Is one of the most huge problems that have the society of Germany. Some german states have banned muslim teachers. Also, in Germany are prohibited the use of religious symbols. About the family, generally in Germany the father is the head of the family. Both parents often work and is not common large families, even in rural areas. Eventualy, families have one or two children. Society of Germany has a variety of lifestyles and the most traditional family values are responsability and achievement. On the other hand thoughout the decades, Germany has presented a high percent of divorces. For example, in 1992 the number of divorces amounted to only 10,000. In 1993, however, this number rose to 18,000, an increase of 78 percent. The marriages between Germans and Foreigns are permitted. Most often German women married Americans, Italians, Turks, and Yugoslavs, and German men married Yugoslavs, Poles, Filipinos, and Austrians. In 1974 legislation was passed conferring automatic citizenship on children born of these unions.