Unit-10Text-A----美国家庭-American-Family

美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCulture2015.12.4Unit10Familylife&SocialEtiquetteintheU.S.A.TextAAmericanFamily美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureContentsLead-inFamilyStructuresTheChildrenandtheElderlyParentsTheHomesSummaryAssignmemt美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureLead-inWhattypeoffamilydoyoulivein?Whatotherfamilytypesdoyouknow?Howmanymembersarethereinyourfamily?美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureTraditionalfamilyGayfamilyBlendedfamilyFamilyStructuresImmediate(Nuclear)FamilyHusband+Wife+ChildrenExtendedFamilyAunts,uncles,cousins,grandparents美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCulturehomemakerClassicTraditionalU.S.FamilyHusband+Wife+TwochildrenFamilyStructures美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureChangesinFamilyStructureWorkingfather&Stay-at-homemother&ChildrenTraditionalWorkingparents&ChildrenMarriedCoupleNoChildrenSingleparents&ChildrenUnrelatedpeopleLivingaloneDinkHomosexual(gay/lesbian)HabitatingWhychanges?Inthe1950sMenreturnedhomeWorldWarII,gotmarried,werestartingtheirfamiliesasubstantialincreaseinthebirthrate,producingthe“babyboomers”TodayYoungpeoplemarryinglaterHavingchildrenlaterCoupleschoosingnochildrenParentslivingseparatelyfromgrownchildrenHighdivorcerate美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCulture•“Leavethenest”ataboutageeighteen,aftertheygraduatefromhighschool.•Childrenhavebeengivenalotoffreedomandequalityinthefamily.tobeindependentandself-reliantToday“Boomerangkids,”theyhaveleftthenestoncebutarenowbackagain.TheChildren美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureDifferencebetweenChineseandAmericanfamiliesinchild-rearing.•Arechildrenexpectedtoworkduringtheirschoolyears?•Dounmarriedchildrenleavehomeandliveindependently?AmericanFamily:yesChineseFamily:noAmericanFamily:yesChineseFamily:no•trytoavoidmovinginwiththeirgrownchildren.•takeprideintheirindependence,enjoytheirfreedom,anddonotwanttobeaburdentotheirchildren.•About5%oftoday’sseniorcitizensliveinnursinghomes.•“Sandwichgeneration”TheElderly美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureWhereishome?•ThemajorityofAmericansliveinornearlargecities,butsmall-townlivingisstillwidespread.•VS.美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCulture•Abouttwo-thirdsofAmericansliveinhomesorapartmentsthattheyown,butmanypeoplerenttheirresidences.•Torentornottorent?•ForthetypicalAmericanfamily,•homemaybeinadifferentplace•everyfiveorsixyears.•Tomoveornottomove?Whereishome?美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureSummaryFamilystructure:Immediate(Nuclear)Family,ExtendedFamily,single-parentFamily,blendedFamily,homosexual(gay/lesbian)family,dinkFamily,cohabitingfamily……Relationsbetweenchildrenandparents:independentHomes:onthemove美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCultureAssignment•EssaywritingDoyouagreethatunhappycouplesshouldstaymarriedjustforthesakeofthechildren?WhyorWhynot?Wheredoyouprefertolive,thecityorthecountryside?Why?Whichwouldbeyourchoice,torentahouseortobuyahouse?Why?美国社会与文化IntroductiontoAmericanSocietyandCulture