The American Family
We’ll learn the American families from the following
five aspects:
1. Family structures
1) Immediate family, consisting of parents
and children
2) (1) ______ family—consisting of parents, (1) ______
children, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.
2. The emphasis on individual freedom
The primary propose of a family is to (2) ______ (2) ______
the happiness of individual members. Family name and
honor are (3) ______ important. (3) ______
3. The role of the child
Emphasis on the individual may affect children in
two ways:
—Children nay get more attention and more power;
—Children may not get enough attention due to
the fact that both parents are (4) ______. (4) ______
4. (5) ______ in the family (5) ______
5. Family values
1) clearly traditional values
—respecting one’s (6) ______ (6) ______
—being (7) ______ for one’s actions (7) ______
—having faith in God
—respecting authority
—married to (8) ______ for life (8) ______
—leaving the world in better shape
2) newer values
—giving (9) ______ to other members of (9) ______
the family
—respecting people for themselves
—developing greater skill in communicating
one’s feelings
—respecting one’s children
—living up to one’s (10) ______ as (10) ______
an individual