THE AMERICAN FAMILY

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<b>THE AMERICAN FAMILY</b>

<b>GROUP MEMBER</b>

<b>1. Vũ Ngọc Chiên</b>

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<b>THE AMERICAN FAMILY</b>

<b>1. Family </b>

<b>Structures</b>

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<b>1. FAMILY STRUCTURES</b>

<b>Mother:</b> Homemaker – The

one took care of children <b>Children:</b>_{under 18 years old} Often

<b>Father:</b> Breadwinner – The one earned
the money to support the family

<b>Family</b>

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<b>Present:</b>

ã About ẳ American family is nuclear but mother holds
jobs outside the home

• About ¾ American family are:

*/ Extended family: A family includes: father, mother,
children, aunts, uncles, grandparents,..

*/ Single-parent family: Only father or mother lives
their children

*/ Blended family: Previously married spouses with
children remarry

*/ Part-time parent family: Parent is only with the rest
of the family for weekend

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• <b>_{The emphasis on Individual Freedom:}</b>

*/ Family as a group whose primary purpose is to
advance the happiness of individual members. The

needs of each individual take priority in the life of the
family.

*/ Members do not like to be controlled by other family
members

*/ Members have their own decisions without telling to
family memebers

*/ Parents give their children a lot freedom because they
want to teach them to be independent and self-reliant.

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<b>a. Marriage: </b>

• _{Few marriages are arranged in US. Most parents have}

little control and not much influence.

• _{Most of Americans believe people should fall in love}
and decide to marry someone they can live happily with
• _{Happiness is based primarily on companionship again}

evidence of the importance of an individual’s happiness
• _{People have the attitude “If the marriage doesn’t work, I}

can get a divorce”. People only want what is good for
themselves even if it’s not the best for someone else.

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<b>b/ Divorce:</b>

A divorce is easy obtain in most parts of

the US. They think that it is easier to fill out

paperwork than to put in the time and effort

to make the marriage work.

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<b>Main </b>

<b>reasons </b>

<b>for divorce</b>

Communication
breakdown

(67,5%)

Infidelity

Lack of
commitment

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<b>b/ Divorce:</b>

<b>Cohabitation:</b>

•

_{American tend to choose cohabitation or}

living without marriage. They don’t have to

worry about the legal effects of divorce and

leaving is as easy as packing.

•

_{Cohabiting couples have twice the breakup}

rate of married couples

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<b>c. Children:</b>

• American emphasis on the individual => it may

cause children have more power than they should.

• Parents tend to emphasis on material things, needs

than on the child’s social and family

responsibilities.

• Parents think that it may be better off living one

parent than with two who are constantly arguing

and children are not embarrassed to say that their

parents are divorced

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<i><b>THANKS FOR </b></i>

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