uk-familypersonal relationships 英美文化的课件.ppt

Family Personal Relationships Content The family Youth Marriage Marriage divorce Husbands wives Parents children Old age The Family 2 common family patterns in Britain The image of a typical British family Changes in the family and marriage since WWII Useful related terms Youth Emergence of you cult Reasons: A considerable amount of freedom Increasing purchasing power More relaxed and less strict family life Being independent and free to choose Different youth cult styles Marriage Marriage divorce Why to get married? Success and failure in marriage Husbands wives An increase in the sharing of household tasks and decision making Parents children The generation gap Lone Parent Family Such a family consists of a lone parent, living with his or her never-married dependent children, provided these children have no children of their own. back Children Children are never-married people of any age who live with one or both parent(s). They also include stepchildren and adopted children (but not foster children) and also grandchildren (where the parents are absent). back Dependent Children The meaning of dependent children seems to vary slightly from time to time. In the 1991 Census, dependent children are never married children in families who are aged under 16, or aged 16-18 and in full-time education. back Parental Responsibility It means the day-to-day responsibility for looking after and making everyday decisions about a child. The parent children live with for most of the time will probably make most of the decisions about what happens to them, but both parents will remain responsible for them. The responsibility cannot be taken away from them, whatever happens. back Separation Divorce Separation is the time when a couple are living apart but may not have decided to make this permanent. When a married couple decide to split up, a judge at court has to grant a divorce to end their marriage. back Youth Cult Styles Teddy boys Beats Mods Hippies Skinheads Pu