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1、请点击右上角的分享按钮与好友共享第十九篇TheFamilyThestructureofafamilytakesdifferentformsaroundtheworldandeveninthesamesociety.Thefamily'sformchangesasitadaptstochangingsocialandeconomicinfluences.Untilrecently,themostcommonforminNorthAmericawasthenuclearfamily,consistingofamarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildren.Th
2、enuclearfamilyisanindependentunit..Itmustbepreparedtofendforitself.Individualfamilymembersstronglydependononeanother.Thereislittlehelpfromoutsidethefamilyinemergencies.Elderlyrelativesofanuclearfamilyarecaredforonlyifitispossibleforthefamilytodoso.InNorthAmerica,theelderlyoftendonotlivewithth
3、efamily;theyliveinretirementcommunitiesandnursinghomes.Therearemanyparallelsbetweenthenuclearfamilyinindustrialsocieties,suchasNorthAmerica,andoffamiliesinsocietiessuchasthatoftheInuits,wholiveinharshenvironments.Thenuclearfamilystructureiswelladaptedtoalifeofmobility.Inharshconditions,mobili
4、tyallowsthefamilytohuntforfood.ForNorthAmericans,thehuntforjobsandimprovedsocialstatusalsorequiresmobility.ThenuclearfamilywasnotalwaystheNorthAmericanstandard.Inamoreagrariantime,thesmallnuclearfamilywasusuallypareofalargerextendedfamily.Thismighthaveincludedgrandparents,motherandfather,brot
5、hersandsisters,uncles.aunts,andcousins.InNorthAmericatoday,thereisadramaticriseinthenumberofsingle-parenthouseholds.TwiceasmanyhouseholdsintheUnitedStatesareheadedbydivorced,separatedornever-marriedindividualsasarecomprisedofnuclearfamilies.Thestructureofthefamily,notjustinNorthAmerica.butthr
6、oughouttheworld,continuestochangeasitadaptstochangingconditions.练习:1．Anothergoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.A)WhatMakesaFamily?B)TheLifeoftheInuits.C)LivingwithHardship.D)TheFailureoftheNuclearFamily.2．Anuclearfamilyisdefinedas___________.A)amarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildrenB)asing
7、lefatherwithminorchildren唯一交流QQ请点击右上角的分享按钮与好友共享C)parents,grandparents,andchildrenD)parents,children,andauntsanduncles3．Theinformationinthispassagewouldmostlikelybefoundin___________.A)ananthropologytextbookB)abiologytextbookC)amathematicstext
