American Family Values美国家庭价值观概要1.pptx

American Family Values American Society and Culture May 2015 Tianhua College What Does It Mean? When asked about their family values, most people find it difficult to define. In today’s age, the very definition of family varies. The “values” are the beliefs and morales that are important to that family. Traditionally The man is the breadwinner. The woman is the caretaker of the home and children. Raising their biological children and teaching them the American Values: Freedom, Hard Work, Competitive. The Change The traditional family has been changing over the last century (1900), but especially since the 1950s. The Republican Party has adopted that they represent “traditional” family values since the 1980s. Democrats are more broad in their definition of the family and focus more working family values. Republicans They use it to attract the socialy conservative, tying it in with the nuclear family and (most of the time) Christian values. These values include: opposition to sex outside of marriage Traditional gender roles No Gay Marriage Anti-Abortion Conservative legislation and education policies Traditional Beliefs Opposition to pre-marital sex Opposition to same-sex marriage Belief in traditional home-based roles for women Belief in Christian-based values Opposition to some elements of feminism Opposition to abortion while actively supporting abstinence education Belief in adoption as an alternative to abortion Belief in programs and public policies that shield children from exploitation Opposition to separation of church and state Belief in father as head-of-household Democrats They don’t define the family in the traditional sense, or use it to promote conservative morality. They promote: Alternative family structures (Same-Sex Couples, Single-Parent Housholds, Adoption of children by gay couples) Acces to contraception and abortion Living wage Sex eduction Social Programs Financial Aid for familes Contemporary Beliefs Support for the universal living wage