The American Family We’ll learn the American families from the following five aspects: 1. Family structures 1)Immediate family

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问题          The American Family
  We’ll learn the American families from the following
five aspects:
1. Family structures
1)Immediate family, consisting of parents
and children
2)【1】______ family—consisting of parents,       【1】______
children, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.
2. The emphasis on individual freedom
  The primary propose of a family is to 【2】______  【2】______
the happiness of individual members. Family name and
honor are 【3】______ important.                   【3】______
3. The role of the child
  Emphasis on the individual may affect children in
two ways:
  —Children nay get more attention and more power;
  —Children may not get enough attention due to
the fact that both parents are 【4】______.       【4】______
4. 【5】______ in the family                      【5】______
5. Family values
1)clearly traditional values
—respecting one’s 【6】______                      【6】______
—being 【7】______ for one’s actions             【7】______
—having faith in God
—respecting authority
—married to 【8】______ for life                   【8】______
—leaving the world in better shape
2)newer values
—giving 【9】______ to other members of          【9】______
the family respecting people for themselves
—developing greater skill in communicating
one’s feelings
—respecting one’s children
—living up to one’s 【10】______ as                【10】______
an individual