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
Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many women,
Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many women,
admin
2010-01-15
23
问题
Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse of this concern is that the prospects of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriages. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy rebounds, the number of marriages also rises.
Coincident with the increase in women working outside the home is the increase in divorce rates, Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The impact of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible.
Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. Given high unemployment, inflationary problems and slow growth in real earnings, a working wife can increase household income and relieve some of these pressing financial burdens. By raising a family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability.
Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.
Also, a major part of women’s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. With higher earning capacity and status occupations outside of the home comes the capacity to exercise power within the family. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or’ it could create new insecurities.
It is said in the passage that when the economy slides, ______.
选项
A、men would choose working women as their marriage partners
B、more women would get married to seek financial security
C、even working women would worry about their marriages
D、more people could prefer to remain single for the time being
答案
D
解析
根据第一段中“Data shows that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead.”应选择D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/m76K777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Giventheamountoftimepeoplespendatworknowadays,itmakessensethatpeopleareseekingoutapotentialmateatwork.In
Bookstoresaredisappearingincitiesandtown,bothbigandsmall,whileonlinesellerslikeAmazon,e-readersandotherevolvi
OnPublicSpeakingI.People’sfrequentresponsetogivingtheirfirstspeech:feel【T1】________【T1】________II.Th
Atsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon
Asheappliedsunscreentohisyoungdaughter’sface,DaraO’Rourke,professorofenvironmentalandlabourpolicyattheUniv
A、Itusuallyinvolvesatleastfouryearsfull-timeresearch.B、Itisthemostprestigiousresearchdegree.C、Itisexpectedto
PassageOne(1)BeingtoldIwouldbeexpectedtotalkhere,IinquiredwhatsortoftalkIoughttomake.Theysaiditsho
Thenewborncanseethedifferencebetweenvariousshapesandpatternsfrombirth.Hepreferspatternsfordullorbrightsolid
Mr.andMrs.Smitharesoexcitedtoday,fortheybought_________yesterday.
Ofallthingsintheworld,Imostdislikefillingupforms;infact,Ihaveapositivehorrorofit.Applyingforadrivinglic
随机试题
下列说法有误的一项是()。
在新民主主义社会中存在着()
A.No,Ididn’tB.HowaboutMondayC.IhadaveryniceweekendD.WhataboutyouE.SortofF.Ifeeltiredtoday
患者,男,28岁。主诉乏力,并且排酱油色尿,伴贫血。体检:皮肤黏膜和巩膜轻度黄染,肝脾肋下未及,网织红细胞10%,蔗糖溶血试验(+)。问题2:为进一步确诊该病,应首选的试验是
某县公安局协助某乡政府强制收取农业提留,并对该乡拒不交纳提留的30户农民处以总额1万元人民币的罚款。处罚决定是以某县公安局、某乡人民政府、某乡党委3家名义作出的,如农民要求国家赔偿,可以向下列哪些赔偿义务机关提出?
投资者在买卖封闭式基金时,在基金价格之外要支付( )。
企业让渡资产使用权,如果合同或协议规定一次性收取使用费,且不提供后续服务的,应当视同销售该资产一次性确认收入。()
(2010年试题,11)函数y=ln(1—2x)在x=0处的n阶导数y(n)(0)=________.
在下图所示的VxWorks&WindML平台组成图中,A应为【71】_______程序,B应为【72】_______程序。
A、Peopleintheirchildhood.B、Peopleintheir20s.C、Peopleintheir30s.D、Peopleintheir40sand50s.B本题设题点在对话问答处。根据句(5)可知,
最新回复
(
0
)