week14文本文档文件.docVIP

Week 14 Single parent, double trouble What do you think of the lives of single mothers? Most people look upon single mothers with sympathy. Single mothers have to support their children on their own. They may find it difficult to provide their children with all the luxuries children of two-parent families enjoy. Worse still, they may be under great psychological pressure. Moreover, their children may develop a sense of inferiority. When they see other children are bathed in the love of both parents, they may feel bitterly disappointed. 幻灯片8 Part 2 Compound dictation Nuclear family living patterns 1 A nuclear family is typical in highly-industrialized societies. Beginning in the early 20th century, the two-parent family known as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type. Generally children live with their parents until they go away to a college or university, or until they acquire their own jobs and move into their own apartment or home. In the early mid-20th century, the father typically was the sole wage earner, and the mother was the childrens principal care giver. Today, often both parents hold jobs. 幻灯片12 2 Dual-earner families are the predominant type for families with children in the United States . Increasingly, one of the parents has a non-standard shift; that is, a shift that does not start in the morning and end in the late afternoon. In these families, one of the parents manages the children while the other works. Prior to school, adequate day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families . In recent years, many private companies and home-based day care centers have sprung up to fulfill this need. Increasingly, a companys arrangement of day care as well as government assistance to parents requiring day care are occurring. 幻灯片13 joint family 是数代同堂的大家庭 nuclear family 是只包括父母和子女的小家庭 enlarged family 是有爷爷奶奶/外公外婆的三代同堂家庭 incomplete family 是不完整的家庭（包括离婚、单身等） stepfamilies/adoptive/foster/single-parent fam