当代美国婚姻和家庭模式的变化及影响.docVIP

当代美国婚姻和家庭模式的变化及影响 The Changes and Influences of Marriage and Family Patterns in Modern America Abstract: Family is the basic social institution and the bedrock of all societies. Family structure and family life can mirror the moral values of the society, its cultures, and its national characteristics. The American society has changed a lot since the 1960s in material wealth. The enormous material wealth and the development of science and technology have also pushed people to look for more self-fulfillment. As a result, people are more and more concerned about individual rights. The society as a whole has become more tolerant toward people who do not follow the traditional cultural patterns. Meanwhile marriage and family patterns have experienced tremendous changes under the influence of these changes. The changes have tremendous influences on the American society, men, women, and children. Marriage and family patterns in our country have also experienced changes these years. Studying the changes of American marriage and family patterns can provide us some valuable information. Key words: American marriage; family patterns; changes; influences 摘　要：家庭是社会的基本单位，也是社会的基石。家庭结构和家庭生活亦可反映出社会的价值观，文化特性和国民特征。20世纪60年代美国社会在物质财富方面发生了巨大的变化。物质财富的充裕，科学技术的迅猛发展促使人们追求自我享乐，整个美国社会对传统价值观的态度的转变影响了美国的婚姻和家庭模式。文章主要探讨了美国婚姻和家庭模式的变化，以及这些变化对美国社会和人们的生活产生的影响。研究美国婚姻家庭模式的变迁的经验结果对我们研究全球化时代中国婚姻家庭的变迁课提供有益的参考。 关键词：美国婚姻；家庭模式；变化；影响 Contents I. Introduction…………………………………………………………..1 II. Literature Review……………………………………………………1 III. The Changes of the Marriage …………………………………………..2 A. The tendency of late marriage………………………………………………2 B. High rate of divorce………………………………………………………….2 C. Marriage between the same sexes……………………………………..........3 D. Marriage between different races…………………………………………..3 IV. Diverse Family Patterns…………………………………………………..4 A. Nuclear family………………………………………………………………..4 B. Blended family……………………………………………………………….5 C. Dual-Employed family ……………………………………………………...5 D. Single-parent family……………