英国社会与文化Family and personal Relationships.pptVIP

IMNU Family and Personal Relationships tiantianyeh * IMNU * Contents The Family Youth Marriage Marriage Divorce Husbands Wives Parents Children Old Age The Family The family is a central institution of modern British society Pattern one: be close but in separated houses ? in settled communities ? in north of England ? in working class Pattern two: be further apart ? half of the population ? in middle class ? in the south-east of England * IMNU * What is the popular image of a British Family? a young happily-married couple in their 30s not being married before having 2 or 3 children of their own full-time work of husband, wife not housework done by wife happy members IS THAT TRUE? * IMNU * Is that true? single parents with children 12% percentage of large households 16% 7% percentage of people living alone 25% 12% reason? * IMNU * % of births outside marriage 1900 5% 1950 5% 1979 12% 1990 28% 2000 30% Youth In the 1950s the teenagers began to be seen as a special age group that was often characterized as a period of alienation from the family and revolt against the values of home and society. Youth cult appeared since the 1950s. * IMNU * Youth Cult Teddy boys: late 1950s, working class Beatniks: late 1950s, middle class Rockers: 1960s, working class Mods: 1960s, middle class Skinheads: early 1970s, working class Hippies: late 1960s, middle class Punks: mid 1970s, working and middle class Rastas: 1970s, West Indians Acid House: 1980s, middle class * IMNU * Cult Culture the Teddy boys—rock ‘n’ roll the Acid House—the drug the music and dress style part-time jobs * IMNU * Characteristics of Youth the group values and expectations meeting places: coffee bars, pubs or clubs dating problems-15 questioning attitudes, beliefs and values being both optimistic and pessimistic Marriage Marriage is like a cage; one sees the bird outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.