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    The purpose of American families is to provide care and support for family members. [1] Over time, marriage relationships and gender roles within families have changed, moving from a husband-centered household to a model of equal partnership between spouses. [2] Key stages included the husband as head of household with the wife in a subordinate role in the 19th century, increased independence for wives in the late 19th to early 20th century, shared decision-making and authority in marriages in the 20th century, and belief in gender equality and equal roles/duties for husbands and wives from the 1960s onward. [3]

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    The purpose of American families is to provide care and support for family members. [1] Over time, marriage relationships and gender roles within families have changed, moving from a husband-centered household to a model of equal partnership between spouses. [2] Key stages included the husband as head of household with the wife in a subordinate role in the 19th century, increased independence for wives in the late 19th to early 20th century, shared decision-making and authority in marriages in the 20th century, and belief in gender equality and equal roles/duties for husbands and wives from the 1960s onward. [3]

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      The purpose of Americans family is to ________________________________. (1)

        In American family, all members do not like to be (2)_______ by the others.

    __________(3) is the period of time during a man and a woman have a romantic
    relationship before getting married.

    4. In aristocratic societies inequality extends into the family, the father is considered as
    “______”:

    A. Head of family
    B. Servant of family
    C. Breadwinner
    D. Ruler and master

    5. Parents place more emphasis on the children’s social and family responsibilities rather
    than their needs and desires . True or False.

    6. What do working parents give their children as compensation when they unable to
    spend time with them:

    A. Take a day off work


    B. Go to the amusement park with children
    C. Give material things to them
    D. Play game with them

    Complete the comparison table about in four stages of


    marriage relationships not exceeding 3 words or a
    number
    Stage Marriage Wife's Role Husband's Family Family Gender
    Type Role Income Decision- Equality
    Making

    I Husband- Completely Head of the Husband's Husband's None


    head, wife (8)_________to family, earning authority
    (19th as (7) husband, no power in decision-
    Century) ______ family matters maker,
    financially
    supporting
    II _________ More wives took jobs Head of the Husband's Shared (10)____
    _________ outside home, family, earning authority, _______
    (Late _____(9), increased decision- husband
    19th to wife-helper _________in maker, has final
    Early marriage, full-time financially decision
    20th helper to husband supporting
    Century)

    III Husband- Senior and junior (11)______ Husband's Shared Some


    senior partners with their _________ earning, authority, increase
    (20th partner, husbands, wife's _________ with some husband
    Century) wife-junior income becomes _, providing wives usually
    partner important in most of the earning has final
    maintaining family's family more decision
    standard of living income

    IV Husband- Equal partners in (12)______ Shared (13)_____ Belief in


    (Late wife equal marriage, pursuing _________ income ________ gender
    1960s partners full-time job or career _________ ________ equality
    onward) equally important, __ of family _
    shared duties and income,
    income shares
    household
    duties
    equally

    The needs and desires of each member are given a great deal of
    (14)______________________. and (15)__________________________
    Some states now recognize (16)_____________________, and others may recognize
    them as(17) _______________
    18. In a similar way, what is “step families” also called ?
    A. Traditional families
    B. Divorced families
    C. No-child families
    D. Blended families

    19. How many family values which a majority of Americans agree with are traditional ?
    A. 4
    B. 5
    C. 6
    D. 7

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