Chapter 2 Family Personal Relationships(1) Sept 2005 Xiao Huiyun
Chapter 2 Family & Personal Relationships (1) Sept. 2005 Xiao Huiyun
A 1 The Family %oIn modern Britain post Ww2 the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time % Nuclear family( 3 types 公 Lone-parent family %Cohabiting couple
A 1 The Family ❖In modern Britain post WW2, the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time ❖Nuclear family ( 3 types ) ❖Lone-parent family ❖Cohabiting couple
A 1 The Family cont One-parent families their dependent children 3.0 Dependent children in 2.8 he-parent families 2.6 24 2.2 2.0 1.8 One-parent familie 1.6 己1 10 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 感曾罾宣罾罾罾邕舀罾罾爭罾§
A 1 The Family cont. One-parent families & their dependent children 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Estimated number (millions) Dependent children in one-parent families One-parent families
A 1 Family cont %o Almost half of all marriages fail .o If present divorce rates continue, more than one child in four will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach age sixteen .o Britain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe .o Lone parenting has increased three-fold in the last twenty years ,o 1 in 10 families is a lone parent family oo 4 in 10 people are born outside marriage oo 1 in 10 of Britons cohabiting g Annual marriage rates are at their lowest since records began in 1840
A 1 Family cont. ❖ Almost half of all marriages fail. ❖ If present divorce rates continue, more than one child in four will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach age sixteen. ❖ Britain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe. ❖ Lone parenting has increased three-fold in the last twenty years. ❖ 1 in 10 families is a lone parent family ❖ 4 in 10 people are born outside marriage ❖ 1 in 10 of Britons cohabiting ❖ Annual marriage rates are at their lowest since records began in 1840
A1 Family cont .o From all these facts and figures, it appears that the traditional family is in decline. But is this really so? . According to the Soul of Britain survey .o% of Britons believe that marriage is not out-dated %o% of Britons expect our marriages to last for life .o% of Britons disapprove of lone parenting as a lifestyle choice Columnist Melanie Phillips argues that the traditional nuclear family has been at the root of their democracy, because it leads to the formation of people who are secure, stable, inner-directed and self-confident, and who have a sense of duty and responsibility to each other
A 1 Family cont. ❖ From all these facts and figures, it appears that the traditional family is in decline. But is this really so? ❖ According to the Soul of Britain survey: ❖ 80% of Britons believe that marriage is not out-dated ❖ 76% of Britons expect our marriages to last for life ❖ 46% of Britons disapprove of lone parenting as a lifestyle choice ❖ Columnist Melanie Phillips argues that the traditional nuclear family has been at the root of their democracy, because it leads to the formation of people who are secure, stable, inner-directed and self-confident, and who have a sense of duty and responsibility to each other
A 1 Family cont 8 Traditional families are better for children %o Bob Rowthorne, professor of economics at Cambridge University challenged the propaganda that the blended family or step family 'at its best can provide a good alternative to the traditional family. He claimed that there is overwhelming evidence that on average(rather than 'at the best)step families are very dangerous places for children to be The level of child murder is many times higher in step families than in traditional married couples. %o Rowthorne also pointed out that children do not do as well in lone-parent families or in cohabiting families as they do in stable married couples %o The phenomena of lone-parent families in contemporary British society have led to an increase in poverty and social problems related to poverty
A 1 Family cont. ❖ Traditional families are better for children ❖ Bob Rowthorne, professor of economics at Cambridge University challenged the propaganda that the blended family or step family ‘at its best’ can provide a good alternative to the traditional family. He claimed that there is overwhelming evidence that on average (rather than ‘at the best’) step families are very dangerous places for children to be. The level of child murder is many times higher in step families than in traditional married couples. ❖ Rowthorne also pointed out that children do not do as well in lone-parent families or in cohabiting families as they do in stable married couples. ❖ The phenomena of lone- parent families in contemporary British society have led to an increase in poverty and social problems related to poverty
A 1 The Family Home is where the heart is Stable marriage will be the most important ingredient for a happy home life in Millennium Britain, according to a new Alliance Leicester public opinion poll by MORI .s The survey asked 1, 938 people what would be the most important ingredient to family life in 25 years time. Key findings included: oo Stable marriage and less divorce topped the poll with more than one in four people(26 per cent). The importance attached to stable marriage was consistent across all age groups, dispelling the possibility that the findings on marriage were simply a symptom of youthful idealism
A 1 The Family Home is Where the Heart is ❖ Stable marriage will be the most important ingredient for a happy home life in Millennium Britain, according to a new Alliance & Leicester public opinion poll by MORI. ❖ The survey asked 1,938 people what would be the most important ingredient to family life in 25 years time. Key findings included: ❖ Stable marriage and less divorce topped the poll with more than one in four people (26 per cent). The importance attached to stable marriage was consistent across all age groups, dispelling the possibility that the findings on marriage were simply a symptom of youthful idealism
A2 Youth organization. In Britain in the 1950s things cial gs Youth is not simply an age group, but a so happened that changed the way that young people thought about themselves and the way they behaved. For about ten years after the end of the Second world war in 1945 there was a rise in the birth rate. There were more young people around with money to spend. Companies started to manufacture things- music, films, clothes especially for young people &o Existing in the British culture this kind of age group is a subdivision of the national c hence the term youth subculture, ult ture
A 2 Youth ❖ Youth is not simply an age group, but a social organization. In Britain in the 1950s things happened that changed the way that young people thought about themselves and the way they behaved. For about ten years after the end of the Second World War in 1945 there was a rise in the birth rate. There were more young people around with money to spend. Companies started to manufacture things - music, films, clothes - especially for young people ❖ Existing in the British culture this kind of age group is a subdivision of the national culture, hence the term ‘youth subculture’
A2 Youth Youth subcultures oo Subculture a 'cultural group within a larger culture often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture(COD) .o Youth subcultures have a distinct individual style certain ways of dressing, speaking, listening to music and gathering in similar places 'o Youth subculture can be described as the way of life shared by young people &o Youth subcultures are inevitable products of affluent society.(e. g. The Teddy Boys o The majority of people leave the subcultures at some later point, often at the point of marriage
A2 Youth Youth Subcultures ❖ Subculture : a ‘cultural group within a larger culture often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture (COD) ❖ Youth subcultures have a distinct individual style – certain ways of dressing, speaking, listening to music and gathering in similar places. ❖ Youth subculture can be described as the way of life shared by young people. ❖ Youth subcultures are inevitable products of affluent society. ( e.g. The Teddy Boys ) ❖ The majority of people leave the subcultures at some later point, often at the point of marriage
A2 Youth o The 1950s was the rock n Roll era. This music was originally made by black people in the USA When copied by white musicians like Elvis, it became popular with white audiences-especially white teenagers . British kids loved it too and one of the first post-War teenage cults, the Teddy Boys or Teds, adopted it as their music. Teds had slicked-back quiffs or DA haircuts. They wore narrow drainpipe trousers, drape jackets, fancy shirts and bootlace ties. They had a reputation for violence
A 2 Youth ❖ The 1950s was the Rock 'n' Roll era. This music was originally made by black people in the USA. When copied by white musicians like Elvis, it became popular with white audiences - especially white teenagers. ❖ British kids loved it too and one of the first post-War teenage cults, the Teddy Boys or 'Teds', adopted it as their music. Teds had slicked-back 'quiffs' or 'DA' haircuts. They wore narrow 'drainpipe' trousers, 'drape' jackets, fancy shirts and 'bootlace' ties. They had a reputation for violence