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Unit 4 Family Values.ppt

Family Values Families do not develop their rules, beliefs, and rituals in a vacuum. What you think, how you act, even your language, are all transmitted through the family from the wider cultural context. This context includes the culture in which you live, and those from which your ancestors have come. Passage 1 The American Family What is a nuclear family? What is an extended family? Why do we need to make such a distinction? Father, mother and children. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and in-laws. In extended families the children and parents have strong ties and obligations to relatives. It is common in these families to support older family members, to have intensive contact with relatives, and to establish communal housing. What does “economically independent mean? The American nuclear family usually has its own separate residence and is economically independent of other family members. Relatives are still considered “family” but are often outside the basic obligations that people have to their immediate families. Parents, Children, Relatives and Money When couples marry, they are expected to live independently of their parents and become “heads of households” when they have children. It is not unusual in times of financial need for nuclear family members to borrow money from a bank rather than from relatives. Tradition vs. Househusbands The culture imposes set roles upon parents. Man: “breadwinner”—responsible for financial support of the home and family members. Woman: housewife—responsible for emotional support, child raising, and housekeeping. Changes: working mothers, househusbands Changes: More Separation and Divorce What has brought about the changes? Economic conditions, social attitudes, and job mobility. What are the inevitable results? More “single-parent” families, remarried parents, and communal lifestyles. Is the institution of marriage crumbling? It is estimated that four out of five divorced couples eventua

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