美国家庭生活.ppt

AmericanFamily Contents IntroductionFamilymembersviewofmarriage chapter introduction familytypestheirhouse FamilyTypes Thenuclearfamily 核心家庭 consistofahusband wifeandtheirchildren livinginahouseorapartment Theextendedfamily 延展家庭 Consistoftheimmediatefamily 直系亲属 andotherrelativesconnectedbybloodormarriage FamilyTypes Homosexualfamily gay lesbianDinkfamilydoubleincomeandnokids 丁克ing 丁克正在进行时 仍在坚持丁克的人 丁克ed 因为生理障碍生不了小孩的人 实际上是以丁克这个时髦的口号掩盖生理上的尴尬 丁狗 是一群发誓要把丁克进行到底 发挥到极致的人 往往改养宠物 骨灰级丁克 白丁 意为 白白地丁了一回 指曾经决心要做丁克 但过了段时间又主动放弃的人 SeveralNewTermsabouttheDINK 丁丁 后一个 丁 是 人丁兴旺 的 丁 不仅放弃丁克生活 而且千方百计想剩余俩个个孩子 希望用孩子补偿原有的寂寞 Aboutthree fourthsofAmericanfamiliesliveinareasclassifiedasurban lessthan5percentofAmericansliveonfarms butsmalltownlivingisstillwidespread AgreaternumberofAmericansliveinsuburbs about37percentofthepopulation thanincities about31percent WheredoAmericanslive apartmentbuilding Morethan7millionAmericansliveinmobilehomes oncecalledhousetrailers Mobilehomesarelivingquartersbuiltwithwheels Becausetheycostmuchlessthanconventionalhomes mobilehomesareespeciallypopularamongyoungcouplesandelderlyretiredcouples mobilehomes chapter FamilyMembers Theroleofmanandwomaninafamily Thecultureimposessetrolesuponparents Man breadwinner responsibleforfinancialsupportofthehomeandfamilymembers Woman housewife responsibleforemotionalsupport childraising andhousekeeping Changes workingmothers househusbands DohouseworkTakecareofbabiesBelongtohusbandHomemaker WorkEarnmoneybreadwinnerOwnhiswife Inthepast Thedevelopmentoffamilyroles Theconditionsinrecentyears Today morethan54 ofAmericanwomenwork Thechildren Americanchildrenhavebeenexpectedto leavethenest ataboutage18 aftertheygraduatefromhighschool Bytheirmid twenties ifchildrenarestilllivingwiththeirparents peoplewouldsuspectthatsomethingiswrong Today anumberofyoungpeopleareunabletofindjobs andchoosetomovebackinwiththeirparents Theseyoungpeoplearesometimescalled boomerangkids Whatcanchildrendo Nine orten year oldchildrenmaydelivernewspapersintheirneighborhoodsandsaveorspendtheirearnings Teenagersmaybabysitatneighbors homesinordertoearnafewdollarsaweek chapter marriage LoveandMarriage Menalwayswanttobeawoman sfirstlove womenliketobeaman slastromance OscarWilde LoveandMarriage Parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren notdochildrenusuallyaskpermissionoftheirparentstogetmarried RomanticloveismostoftenthebasisformarriageintheUnitedSta