Unit 10Text A 美国家庭 American Family

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美国社会与文化 Introduction to American Society and Culture

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美国社会与文化 美国家庭

美国社会与文化 Introduction to American Society and Culture

Unit 10 Family life & Social Etiquette in the U.S.A.Text A American Family

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Contents

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Lead-in Family Structures The Children and the Elderly Parents The Homes Summary

Assignmemt

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Lead-in

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How many members are there in your family?What type of family do you live in? What other family types do you know?

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Blended family

Traditional family

Gay family

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Family Structures

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Immediate (Nuclear) FamilyHusband + Wife + Children

Extended FamilyAunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents

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Family Structures

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homemaker

Classic Traditional U.S. FamilyHusband +Wife +Two children

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Changes in Family Structure

Living alone

Working parents & Children

Habitating Unrelated people Working father & Dink Stay-at-home Homosexual(gay/lesbian) mother & Children Married Couple Traditional No Children

Single parents & Children

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Why changes? In the 1950s

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Men returned home World War II , got married, were starting their families

a substantial increase in the birthrate, producing the “baby boomers”

Today Young people marrying later Having children later Couples choosing no children

Parents living separately from grown childrenHigh divorce rate

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The Children

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“Leave the nest” at about age eighteen, after they graduate from high school. Children have been given a lot of freedom and equality in the family. to be independent and self-reliant Today

“Boomerang kids,” they have leftthe nest once but are now back again.

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Difference between Chinese and American families in child-rearing. Are children expected to work during their school years? Do unmarried children leave home and live independently?

American Family: yes Chinese Family: no

American Family: yes Chinese Family: no

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The Elderly

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try to avoid moving in with their grown children. take pride in their independence, enjoy their freedom, and do not want to be a burden to their children. About 5% of today’s senior citizens live in nursing homes. “Sandwich generation”

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Where is home?

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The majority of Americans live in or near large cities, but small-town living is still widespread.

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Where is home?

美国社会与文化 Introduction to American Society and Culture

About two-thirds of Americans live in homes or apa

rtments that they own, but many people rent their residences.

To rent or not to rent?

For the typical American family, home may be in a different place every five or six years.

To move or not to move?

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SummaryFamily structure:

美国社会与文化 Introduction to American Society and Culture

Immediate (Nuclear) Family , Extended Family ,single-parent Family, blended Family, homosexual (gay/lesbian) family, dink Family, cohabiting family…… Relations between children and parents: independent

Homes:

on the move

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Assignment Essay writing

美国社会与文化 Introduction to American Society and Culture

Do you agree that unhappy couples should stay married just for the sake of the children? Why or Why not?

Where do you prefer to live, the city or the countryside? Why? Which would be your choice, to rent a house or to buy a house? Why?