首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
In considering how the American family is changing, the starting point is the traditional family, a form which has developed ove
In considering how the American family is changing, the starting point is the traditional family, a form which has developed ove
admin
2015-09-30
36
问题
In considering how the American family is changing, the starting point is the traditional family, a form which has developed over time on the basis of a number of assumptions. It is assumed that the family is heterosexual (异性的) institution, with prescriptions about how a man and a woman ought to be joined together and live together. The proper family form is assumed to be the nuclear family, that is, a family composed of a married man and woman and their children. It is assumed that the husband is the head of the family, with ultimate authority over wife and children , and that in their clearly separated roles the husband is the income-earner and the wife is the homemaker and provider of child care. It is assumed that the family lives by itself in its own house or residence.
Observers of family life have suggested that numerous changes are taking place in this traditional American family form. Included are the following general observations about trends:
More men and women seem to be living together before getting married.
Women and men seem to be marrying at a later age.
Married couples are having fewer children.
Unmarried women appear to be having more children.
Wives, even mothers with small children, are increasingly likely to be employed outside the home.
Marriages are more likely to end with divorce.
Single-parent families are more prevalent.
Remarriage is likely to follow divorce rather than widowhood.
Remarriage rates are declining, especially for women.
Some trends, viewed in a long-range historical context, appear not to be trends at all. The age at which men and women normally marry is the same now as it was 100 years ago, though it has fluctuated (变动,波动); a short-range increase in the 1940s and 1950s due to widespread postponement of marriage in war time made it appear that a change had occurred. Other trends appear to be following established patterns rather than representing a sharp break with tradition. Divorce rates have been increasing and families have been having fewer children for well over a century. Single-parent families and stepfamilies were very common in the past, although the reason for them was different. Many marriages formerly are dissolved and followed by remarriage because of the death of a parent or partner. Today single parenthood and remarriage are more likely to be a response to divorce.
Some social scientists see in these changes the breakdown of the family, to the detriment of the society. We take the position that family institutions and systems, like all human systems, are open, take many forms, and are constantly changing.
According to the passage, the increase in divorce rates and single-parent families appear to
选项
A、become the most obvious trend of all
B、follow established patterns
C、represent a sharp break with traditions
D、be the most harmful to society
答案
B
解析
细节题。在倒数第二段中讲到,有些趋势也不是与传统的彻底决裂,而是遵从一种已确立的固定模式。然后作者就举了离婚率、单亲家庭等几个例子。因此本题正确答案是B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/llWO777K
0
在职攻硕英语联考
相关试题推荐
A、Apetpsychologist.B、Aschoolteacher.C、Afitnesstrainer.D、Afurnituredesigner.A女士说:它总是乱跑,撕裂家具,摔东西。男士说:小狗有这种性格是完全正常的。你应该
Teachersofprimaryschoolsshouldmanagetobepatient,friendly,tolerantandexperienced.
I’vebeendrivingbigtrucksfor37yearsandIwishedtostayontheroaduntilretirement.NowI’mnotsosure.Amazon,Apple,
TheDepartmentforEducationisconsideringnewpenaltiesforstudentswhoplagiariseessays,for50,000studentshadbeencaug
Factoryworkerswillsubmittopunishmentiftheyfailtoachievetherequiredstandards.
FreeschoolsareflourishingintheUK.Morethan400freeschoolshaveeitheropenedorbeenapprovedtoopenacrossEngland【C1
Atallbuildingisequippedwithseveralelevators,soitdoesn’tmatterifoneofthemisoutoforder.
SpeakerA:Sorryforbeinglate.Yousee,Iwasheldupbythetraffic.SpeakerB:______
Speaker.A:I’mnotevergoingtothatshopnearschool.Theyoverchargemeeverytime.SpeakerB:______
Man:Thankyouforyourhelpfulassistance.Otherwise,I’dsurelyhavemissedit.Theplaceissooutoftheway.Woman:Itwas
随机试题
阅读下面程序importjava.io.*;publicclassTypeTransition{publicstaticvoidmain(Stringargs[]){chara=‘h’;inti=100;intj=97;intaa=a+i;
在两样本均数推断两总体均数差别的t检验中,无效假设是
生甘草宜用于
患者,胃、十二指肠溃疡出血,经对症治疗出血停止,病情缓解,大便隐血阳性。患者呕血时,应给予安置()。
案情:国有企业川南商业大楼于2008年年初拟定改制计划:将资产评估作价150万元出售,其中105万元出售给管理层人员(共4人),45万元出售给其余45名职工,将企业改制为川南百货有限公司,注册资本150万元,该改制计划于同年2月经有关部门批准实施。原管理层
根据以下资料,回答下列问题:2004年8月27日,N省某市教育局下发了一份《关于对在校学生饮用水试行定点供应工作的通知》,要求市直各中、小学全部饮用本市A水业公司和B纯净水公司生产的纯净水,其他饮水企业和经销商禁止进入学校。同年9月14日,C、D
设向量组α1,α2,α3线性无关,证明:α1+α2+α3,α1+2α2+3α3,α1+4α2+9α3线性无关.
On a(75)memory system,the logical memory space available to the program is totally independent of the physical memory space.
EachofQuestions1to7presentstwoquantities.QuantityAandQuantityB.Comparethetwoquantities.Youmayuseadditional
ASocioculturalApproachtoReading,LanguageandLiteracyI.ThemeaningoftakingasocioculturalapproachA.Itrejectsthe【
最新回复
(
0
)