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1、ContentThe familyYouthMarriageMarriage&divorceHusbands&wivesParents&childrenOld age第1页/共27页The Family2 common family patterns in BritainThe image of a typical British family(the couple are never married before,the husband work full time and the wife at home,the wife do almost all the housework and t

2、he husband helps occasionally,all members are happy)Changes in the family and marriage since WWIIUseful related terms 第2页/共27页YouthEmergence of youth cultReasons:A considerable amount of freedom Increasing purchasing powerMore relaxed and less strict family lifeBeing independent and free to choose D

3、ifferent youth cult styles第3页/共27页MarriageMarriage&divorceWhy to get married?Success and failure in marriageHusbands&wives An increase in the sharing of household tasks and decision makingParents&childrenThe generation gap第4页/共27页Old AgeAn ageing population due to the low birth rate and a declining

4、death rateLiving alternatives for the elderlyTo remain in their own homesTo live with their family in a“granny flat”Sheltered housingDay centresOld peoples clubs第5页/共27页Terms Related to FamilyLone parent familyChildren&Dependent childrenParental responsibilitySeparation&Divorce 第6页/共27页Lone Parent F

5、amily Such a family consists of a lone parent,living with his or her never-married dependent children,provided these children have no children of their own.第7页/共27页ChildrenChildren are never-married people of any age who live with one or both parent(s).They also include stepchildren and adopted chil

6、dren(but not foster children)and also grandchildren(where the parents are absent).第8页/共27页Dependent ChildrenThe meaning of dependent children seems to vary slightly from time to time.In the 1991 Census,dependent children are never married children in families who are aged under 16,or aged 16-18 and

7、in full-time education.第9页/共27页Parental ResponsibilityIt means the day-to-day responsibility for looking after and making everyday decisions about a child.The parent children live with for most of the time will probably make most of the decisions about what happens to them,but both parents will rema

8、in responsible for them.The responsibility cannot be taken away from them,whatever happens.第10页/共27页Separation&DivorceSeparationSeparation is the time when a couple are living apart but may not have decided to make this permanent.When a married couple decide to split up,a judge at court has to grant

9、 a divorcedivorce to end their marriage.第11页/共27页Youth Cult StylesTeddy boysBeatsModsHippiesSkinheadsPunks 第12页/共27页第13页/共27页Teddy BoysWorking-class youth in late 1950sCharacteristics:Group-mindednessOver-sensitivity to insultsDress and appearance:quiffs,drape jackets,velvet collars,pipe trousers,cr

10、epe-soled shoes and bootlace ties,flick knives and style with Elvis Presley第14页/共27页第15页/共27页BeatsMiddle-class youth in late 1950sCharacteristics:Disaffection with post-war societyRetreatism and disengagementVoluntary choice of a life of poverty to protest against the technological and bureaucratic

11、ordering and impersonality of social lifeRecovery of a lost humanismJazz(The Beatles),poetry and marijuanaA philosophy of extreme pessimism about the future and the possibilities of progress第16页/共27页第17页/共27页ModsMiddle-class youth in 1960sCharacteristics:Engaged in semi-skilled manual works or basic

12、 white-collar jobsShort hair,smart well-cut suits,neat,narrow trousers and pointed shoes The WhoDesire to abstract themselves from their social locationReflection of the contradictions facing the working class between affluence and consumerism&the class-based inequalities第18页/共27页第19页/共27页HippiesMid

13、dle-class youth in late 1960sCharacteristics:Distrust in political establishment,criticism on inequality of societies,pursuit of social changeAim at revolutionising society through peaceful means To seek love rather than violence,to be able to express oneself freely without fear of social sanctionsL

14、ong hair;wearing clothes one or two sizes too big,colorful with pink,yellow and green;drug-related tattoo;real flowers;dark,big sunglassesFree love and sex revolutionContradictions:第20页/共27页第21页/共27页SkinheadsUnskilled working-class youth in early 1970sCharacteristics:dress:big industrial boots and j

15、eans rolled-up high to reveal themAppearance:hair cut to the skullActivities:often associated with violence and football hooliganismResult of the relative worsening of the situation of the working-class through late 1960sFaithfulness to and emphasis on the traditional working-class values like colle

16、ctivity,physical toughness and local rivalry第22页/共27页第23页/共27页PunksWorking and middle class youth in mid-1970sCharacteristics:Result of the fears of mass unemployment,fascism and high inflationNihilism and seeing themselves as true outsiders the blank generationTotal rejection of the past and format

17、ion of small independent record companiesA do-it-yourself cultureAnything cheap or trashy was worn for their irregularity,negation,attack on previous styles or lack of values.Basic and direct music(Sex Pistols)第24页/共27页 “Love without marriage is like a bird of passage alighting upon the mast of a sh

18、ip at sea.For my part,I prefer a fine green tree with its own roots,and room in its branches for a nest.”Jean Paul Richter(German novelist)第25页/共27页Increase in DivorceDifferent sociological explanationsThe value of marriageConflict between spousesThe ease of divorceWomen,paid employment and marital conflictIncome and classAgeMarital status of parentsBackground and role expectationsOccupations第26页/共27页感谢您的观看！第27页/共27页