Unit2 Lesson 8 The war over family values 美英报刊选读
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Lesson 8
considerations around the role of government in their support, and moral ones in response to the decline of the traditional family. The moral debate tends to divide between liberal and conservative positions with liberals welcoming or accepting the changes in family structures, while conservatives decry the declines in marriage and the rises in divorce and cohabitation. The policy debate also tends to split along similar lines with fiscal conservatives emphasizing a minimal role for government and an employment focus, while liberals tend to support more government involvement in an attempt to minimize poverty.
Lesson 8
Parents’ attitudes toward their children have changed as well, with more looking for them to take 百度文库esponsibility for themselves. For example, more parents listed hard work as a desirable trait in their children above obedience. 3. Single parent A single parent (also lone parent and sole parent) is a parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of another parent in the home. The legal definition of "single parenthood" may vary according to the local laws of different nations or regions. Single parenthood may occur for a variety of reasons. It
Lesson 8
After reaching a peak in the early 1980s, the rates again decreased. Americans are responsive to the phrase “family values” because they appreciate the ties. Shared activities and shared memories are important in the late 20th century. The very architecture of new housing reflects the levels of family cooperation by enlarging the kitchen to accommodate the activities of husbands, wives, and children and by having the family room a part of, or nearby, the kitchen.. The decoration of house and apartments often makes the main room a shrine of family portraits and family souvenirs.
Lesson 8
Lesson 8
could be opted for by the parent (as in divorce, adoption, artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, or extramarital pregnancy), or be the result of an unforeseeable occurrence (such as death or abandonment by one parent). Single parenthood is a stage of life rather than a lifelong family form. Many re-partner and form a stepfamily. Most single parents are female. In the past few years there are more men heading single parent families. In 2003, 14% of all Australian households were single-parent families. Since 2001, 31% of babies born in Australia were born to
Lesson 8
1. Unlike Quayle, many conservatives take the position that burgeoning problems in white communities— the spread of illegitimacy, conspicuous consumption and drug abuse — have little direct impact in the slums (Line 3-6, Para. 7) —与奎尔不同，许多保守者认为白 人社区日趋严重的问题 —— 私生现象漫延、挥霍摆 阔和吸毒——对贫民区几乎没有直接的影响。 2. ... in the din following Quayle’s speech, two important facts were largely overlooked (Line 1-2, Para. 8) —奎 尔演讲引起的评论之声十分嘈杂，两个重要事实大 都被忽略了 (din：a loud, continuous confused and unpleasant ; overlook：to not notice the importance of something )
Lesson 8 The War over “Family Values”
Background Information
Additional Notes
Photos & Diagrams Key to Questions
Structure Analysis
Lesson 8
1. Family values There has never been a typical or single traditional family form in the United States. In the late 20th century, the ideal family is a vehicle for self-fulfillment and emotional satisfaction. Family in early America had different functions as producers of food, clothing, and shelter. There has always been a gap between the ideal family and the more complicated reality of family relationships. Divorce rates in the United States rose during and after World War II (1939—1945) and then briefly declined.
Lesson 8
unmarried mothers. Many factors influence how children develop in singleparent families: the parent’s age, education level, and occupation; the family’s income, and the family’s support network of friends and extended family members (including the non-resident parent, if available). Disadvantages in these factors that often accompany single parenting appear to cause most of this association rather than single parenting itself. Single parents have often been the focus of public policy debate. The debate has included both practical
Lesson 8
The trend can be attributed to more women in the work force, driven there by economic necessity and a desire for a career, and a relaxation of social mores that frowned on cohabitation and on having children outside marriage. Both parents have jobs in two-thirds of families, compared to just one-third in 1972, the survey found. The percentage of households in which women worked while their husbands stayed at home rose to 4 percent in the 1990s from 2 percent in the 1970s. About half of children now live in a household with their original parents, down from nearly three-quarters of children living in such households in 1972.
Lesson 8
2. Two-parent families growing scarcer The traditional U.S. household comprised of a married couple with children has become scarcer, a reflection of more women working and a view that marriage is not always desirable. The most common living arrangement in the United States consists of unmarried people and no children, which made up one-third of all households in 1998, doubling the percentage in 1972. Meanwhile, the traditional nuclear family — a married couple with children —made up 26 percent of households in 1998, down from 45 percent in 1972, according to a survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
considerations around the role of government in their support, and moral ones in response to the decline of the traditional family. The moral debate tends to divide between liberal and conservative positions with liberals welcoming or accepting the changes in family structures, while conservatives decry the declines in marriage and the rises in divorce and cohabitation. The policy debate also tends to split along similar lines with fiscal conservatives emphasizing a minimal role for government and an employment focus, while liberals tend to support more government involvement in an attempt to minimize poverty.
Lesson 8
Parents’ attitudes toward their children have changed as well, with more looking for them to take 百度文库esponsibility for themselves. For example, more parents listed hard work as a desirable trait in their children above obedience. 3. Single parent A single parent (also lone parent and sole parent) is a parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of another parent in the home. The legal definition of "single parenthood" may vary according to the local laws of different nations or regions. Single parenthood may occur for a variety of reasons. It
Lesson 8
After reaching a peak in the early 1980s, the rates again decreased. Americans are responsive to the phrase “family values” because they appreciate the ties. Shared activities and shared memories are important in the late 20th century. The very architecture of new housing reflects the levels of family cooperation by enlarging the kitchen to accommodate the activities of husbands, wives, and children and by having the family room a part of, or nearby, the kitchen.. The decoration of house and apartments often makes the main room a shrine of family portraits and family souvenirs.
Lesson 8
Lesson 8
could be opted for by the parent (as in divorce, adoption, artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, or extramarital pregnancy), or be the result of an unforeseeable occurrence (such as death or abandonment by one parent). Single parenthood is a stage of life rather than a lifelong family form. Many re-partner and form a stepfamily. Most single parents are female. In the past few years there are more men heading single parent families. In 2003, 14% of all Australian households were single-parent families. Since 2001, 31% of babies born in Australia were born to
Lesson 8
1. Unlike Quayle, many conservatives take the position that burgeoning problems in white communities— the spread of illegitimacy, conspicuous consumption and drug abuse — have little direct impact in the slums (Line 3-6, Para. 7) —与奎尔不同，许多保守者认为白 人社区日趋严重的问题 —— 私生现象漫延、挥霍摆 阔和吸毒——对贫民区几乎没有直接的影响。 2. ... in the din following Quayle’s speech, two important facts were largely overlooked (Line 1-2, Para. 8) —奎 尔演讲引起的评论之声十分嘈杂，两个重要事实大 都被忽略了 (din：a loud, continuous confused and unpleasant ; overlook：to not notice the importance of something )
Lesson 8 The War over “Family Values”
Background Information
Additional Notes
Photos & Diagrams Key to Questions
Structure Analysis
Lesson 8
1. Family values There has never been a typical or single traditional family form in the United States. In the late 20th century, the ideal family is a vehicle for self-fulfillment and emotional satisfaction. Family in early America had different functions as producers of food, clothing, and shelter. There has always been a gap between the ideal family and the more complicated reality of family relationships. Divorce rates in the United States rose during and after World War II (1939—1945) and then briefly declined.
Lesson 8
unmarried mothers. Many factors influence how children develop in singleparent families: the parent’s age, education level, and occupation; the family’s income, and the family’s support network of friends and extended family members (including the non-resident parent, if available). Disadvantages in these factors that often accompany single parenting appear to cause most of this association rather than single parenting itself. Single parents have often been the focus of public policy debate. The debate has included both practical
Lesson 8
The trend can be attributed to more women in the work force, driven there by economic necessity and a desire for a career, and a relaxation of social mores that frowned on cohabitation and on having children outside marriage. Both parents have jobs in two-thirds of families, compared to just one-third in 1972, the survey found. The percentage of households in which women worked while their husbands stayed at home rose to 4 percent in the 1990s from 2 percent in the 1970s. About half of children now live in a household with their original parents, down from nearly three-quarters of children living in such households in 1972.
Lesson 8
2. Two-parent families growing scarcer The traditional U.S. household comprised of a married couple with children has become scarcer, a reflection of more women working and a view that marriage is not always desirable. The most common living arrangement in the United States consists of unmarried people and no children, which made up one-third of all households in 1998, doubling the percentage in 1972. Meanwhile, the traditional nuclear family — a married couple with children —made up 26 percent of households in 1998, down from 45 percent in 1972, according to a survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.