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
At the beginning of the twentieth century, North American society held, as an ideal, the Nuclear Family. This presumably perfect
At the beginning of the twentieth century, North American society held, as an ideal, the Nuclear Family. This presumably perfect
admin
2008-01-10
89
问题
At the beginning of the twentieth century, North American society held, as an ideal, the Nuclear Family. This presumably perfect residential, social, and economic unit consisted of an adult male, an adult female and their minor children. This structure was thought to be stable and long lasting.
However, a few decades later, the structure of that ideal family was being altered radically even while it was being touted as the structure to be aimed for. Popular magazines be moaned the loss of the Nuclear Family and its replacement with inferior forms.
There are a number of factors that are acting in concert to apply pressure on the Nuclear Family and generate a variety of new structures. Some of these are:
The definition of marriage has changed somewhat in that few people now consider it to last "until death do us part." The concept of monogamy (the marriage of one man and one woman) has been modified to a form now referred to as serial monogamy (the marriage of one man and one woman at a time). This reflects the increasing equality of women and men in terms of economic advantage and the recognition that many women no longer depend on men for their survival. Women are acquiring independence and have become empowered to make their own choices. With this independence, the need to form a relationship with a man becomes less important. This change embodies the concept that the marriage is temporary and can be terminated by either parmer at any time. Associated with this, of course, is the relaxation of the divorce laws and the significant reduction of the shame that had one time been attached to divorce.
The economy of North America has resulted in a two-tier system of a few rich who control most of the resources and a large portion of the population who control almost none of the resources. Because of this, many couples are forced to have both partners with full-time jobs outside the home. There are unintended byproducts of the need for a double income. The most important of these is the replacement of a mother-oriented socialization of children to a "stranger-oriented" socialization system reflected in the growth of the childcare industry. Also, either partner is financially able to end the marriage without significant hardship.
The combination of these changes will in the coming decades have a profound effect on the structure of the family of North America. As a result, the family will be a fluid, constantly changing structure with variable household arrangements as the norm.
The author’s purpose is to ______.
选项
A、give the basic facts of marriage in North America
B、explain the reasons why the divorce rate is high in North America
C、introduce why both husband and wife have to work outside their home
D、give a picture of family structural change in North America
答案
D
解析
A、B、C项内容在第四段和第五段文中都有介绍,因而应选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/q9gO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI二级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI二级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Children’sliteraturetracesitsbeginningstopreliteratetimes,whenancientstorytellerspassedtalesandlegendsfromgenera
InanuncriticalAugust11,1997,WorldNewsTonightreporton"diamagnetictherapy,"aphysicaltherapistexplainedthat"magn
Noadultswouldliketoadmitthattheyareweakerthanchildrentosolvestickyandpuzzlingproblems.
Theword"brick"didnotappearintheEnglishlanguagebeforethe15thcentury.Bricks【C1】______havebeenknowninBritainbe
Thedifferenceisoftennotevenmentionedintextbooks,fortheresultisthatthelearnermaybeignorantaboutit.
Mynewpetwasthemost【C1】________birdtolookat,withhishorribleyellow【C2】________pushingthroughthewrinkledscarlet
ExtrapolatingfromhisAmericanfindings,hereckonsabout80%ofthesedeathsmightbeattributedtosmoking.
Idon’tdoubthowtheplanwillbewellreceived.
ThefirstemperorofRomewasAugustus,andmanypeoplethinkthatitwasJuliusCaesar.
随机试题
(1)ThelibraryatWoodgrovePrimarySchoolhasbeenturnedintoa"Maker-Space".Afterregularlessonsendataround2p.m.,pu
巴金的《激流三部曲》是指()。
以下哪些物质不可增加透皮吸收性?()
甲(18岁)上山打猎,误以为乙是野猪,开枪射击打死了乙。检察院以过失杀人罪向法院提起公诉,一审法院经审理认定甲犯过失杀人罪,判处有期徒刑3年,甲不服上诉,二审法院维持了一审判决。服刑期间,甲父一直申诉,2年后,人民法院经再审认定甲射杀乙纯属意外事件,而非过
在某工程网络计划中,已知工作M的总时差和自由时差分别为4天和2天,工程师检查实际进度时发现,该工作的持续时间延长了3天,说明此工作M的实际进度()。
下列各项中,不属于销售预算编制内容的是()。
甲公司的分公司在其经营范围内以自己的名义对外签订一份货物买卖合同。根据《公司法》的规定,下列关于该合同的效力及其责任承担的表述中,正确的是()。
中国元素被洋品牌生硬使用,有多方面的原因。如生肖、福禄寿喜、工笔画等传统中国元素,背后的文化底蕴乃至民族情感非常深厚,已经不是简单的符号,已融人普通百姓日常生活当中。在未能深入了解中国文化的状况下,国外设计师们仅仅使用表面的符号,结果可能适得其反,注定打动
在数据库技术中,实体集之间的联系可以是一对一或一对多或多对多的,那么“学生”和“可选课程”的联系为【】
Anyonewhohasspenttimewithchildrenisawareofthedifferenceinthewayboysandgirlsrespondto______situations.
最新回复
(
0
)