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What makes a good son or a daughter? 46. What are the important qualities of a good son or daughter? Have these qualities changed or remained the same over time in your culture? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. ? ?? ?? ? 参见：[15] 46、好的儿子或者女儿的素质是（这些一直都没有改变）（1）自己的事业出色，不让父母担心（2）尊敬父母（3）为父母提供退休后养老的经济来源 ? ? In traditional Chinese society, a persons most important relationship was that between a parent and a child. The only measure of whether a child was good or bad was whether or not they were obedient to their parents wishes. ? ? Traditionally a Chinese family had many children. Boys were expected to go to school and, after they grew up, to have a son of their own, and to manage the familys affairs. When his parents grew old, a son was expected to live with and care for them. A girls parents would usually arrange her marriage to someone who she did not love and without consulting her. After she was married, she was no longer a part of her biological family; instead she became an adopted daughter of her husbands family and had to respect her husbands parents as she would her own parents. She was also expected to bear her husband a son. A child who broke these norms, defied or disrespected their parents was seen as worthless or immoral at best, and could legally be killed by their parents in extreme cases. ? ? Today of course, China is very different. Chinese children are still expected to respect their parents, but society is not as conservative as it used to be. When a Chinese son gets married, he will often prefer not to live in the same house with his parents, although he might still feel quite obligated to care for them in their old age. The greatest strides have been made by Chinese women, who now hope that their daughters grow up to marry someone that they love, and who is able to take good care of them. ? ? The major revolution in the Chinese family since 1980s has been the introduction of the one-child policy. Since Chinese famili