A Study on the Changes of American Family Structure 英语毕业论文

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1、AStudyontheChangesofAmericanFamilyStructureAbstractThispaperisananalysisontheAmericanfamilystructurethathasundergoneenormouschangessincetheSecondWorldWarNuclearfamilythetraditionalfamilywhichwasprevalentin1950snolongerpredominatedintheUnitedStatesInsteadt

2、henumbersofnewpatternssuchassingleparentfamilyunmarriedcohabitfamilychildlessfamilyandblendedfamilyofAmericanfamilystructureincreasedcontinuouslyAtthesametimedivorcerateincreasedtoagreatextentbirthratedecreasednoticeablyandalsocohabitationratehasbeenclimb

3、ingupThispaperholdthatthesechangesarecloselyrelatedtotheongoingsocialandeconomicdevelopmentandpeopleconceptandvaluesandtheAmericanfamilyistowarddiversificationoffamilyformsinwhichnoneofthempredominatesinthefutureratherthanasinglestandardformThispaperaimst

4、oprovideageneraldescriptionofthechangesinAmericanfamilypatternsincetheSecondWorldWarespeciallywithanemphasisonthechangesinnuclearfamilyandthecausesofthechangesKeywords：Americannuclearfamilyfamilypatternscausesofthechanges内容摘要本文分析了二战以来美国家庭模式经历的巨大变化五十年代传统的核

5、心家庭模式不在占主导地位而单亲家庭未婚同居家庭丁克家庭及混合家庭的数却在不断上升同时离婚率大幅度上升人口出生率明显下降未婚同居率也一直在攀升本文认为这些变化与社会经济的不断发展及人们不断不变化的价值观念等密切相关也认为美国家庭模式倾向于走向多样化而并非一种模式占主导的趋势本文旨在描述二战以来美国家庭模式变化的总体情况重点描述核心家庭的变化情况并分析其变化的原因关键词：美国核心家庭家庭模式家庭变化成因ContentAbstractEnglishiAbstractChineseiiIntroduction12

6、Definitionoffamily13ChangesofAmericanfamilystructure231Achangingnuclearfamily2comMarriageanddivorce2comThechangesinmaritalandnon-maritalfertility3comCohabitation332PatternsofAmericanfamilystructure4comMarriedcoupleswithchildren5comMarriedcoupleswithoutchi

7、ldren5comSingle-parentfamily5comBlendedfamily64Causesoffamilystructurechanges741EconomicdevelopmentinAmericansociety742Feministmovementandfamilychanges843Increasinglaborforceparticipationbywomen944Peopleschangingconceptandvalues105Conclusion12Workscited13

8、IntroductionInrecentyearsappliedresearchershavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedinthechangesofAmericanfamilypatternsHoweverfewstudiesaresatisfactorytointerpretthesecausesofthechangesThepresentpaperisacomprehensiveanalysi