Topic 10 the american family.pdf

lOMoARcPSD|12114775 THUONG MAI UNIVERSITY ENGLISH FACULTY ⎯⎯⎯ÿĀ⎯⎯⎯ AMERICAN CULTURE TOPIC 10: THE AMERICAN FAMILY Class : 2299ENTI0511 Lecturer : Ms Le Thi Phuong Mai Group : 03 Ha Noi - 2022 lOMoARcPSD|12114775 Table of contents TASK ASSIGNMENT TABLE INDIVIDUAL JUDGING TABLE Introduction I Family structures Typical American family Changes in the American family 2.1 Traditional American family 2.2 Current American family 2.3 Reason for the changes Compare to Vietnamese family structure II The values in the American family The emphasis on individual freedom Marriage and divorce .10 2.1 Marriage 10 2.2 Divorce 11 2.3 American belief today .11 2.4 Comparison between American and Vietnam 12 The role of the child 14 3.1 The emphasis on individual 14 3.2 The emphasis on the needs and desires of the child .14 3.3 Compare to Vietnam in terms of the role of the child 16 Equality of the American family 17 4.1 The relationship family in aristocratic societies and the United States 17 4.2 Equality of the American family today 17 III Four stages of marriage relationships 20 IV The role of the family in society 22 V Challenges to the American Family 25 Conclusion 26 lOMoARcPSD|12114775 TASK ASSIGNMENT TABLE Task Full Name A Introduction I Family structures Typical American family Changes in the American family Lại Thị Thanh Hảo Compare to Vietnamese Family structure II The values in the American family The emphasis on individual Nguyễn Thúy Hiên freedom II The values in the American family Nguyễn Thị Huệ Marriage and divorce II The values in the American family The role of the child Phạm Thị Thương Huyền Equality of the American family III Four stages of marriage relationships IV The role of the family in society V Challenges to the American Family Nguyễn Thị Hiên Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng TEACHER'S COMMENT lOMoARcPSD|12114775 INDIVIDUAL JUDGING TABLE Full name Judging Score Score (group) (teacher) Assigns work, contributes Lại Thị Thanh Hảo positive ideas, meets the (Leader) deadline, synthesizes word and powerpoint Completes mission fully but Nguyễn Thúy Hiên doesn’t meet the deadline, does not contribute ideas and 7.5 sketchy assignment Contributes Nguyễn Thị Huệ some ideas, doesn’t meet the deadline and be quite active Phạm Thị Thương Huyền Meets the deadline, prepares elaborate content, actively 8.5 working Actively working, meets the Nguyễn Thị Hiên deadline, and contributes 8.5 positive ideas Meets the deadline, prepares Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng elaborate content, and be 8.5 quite active * The judging table is public to all the group members Leader Lại Thị Thanh Hảo lOMoARcPSD|12114775 GROUP 03 - TOPIC 10: THE AMERICAN FAMILY Introduction A family in the United States consists of 3.15 people on average Families are defined by the U.S Census Bureau as a group of two or more people residing together related by birth, marriage, or adoption There are 83.7 million families in the United States In around 50 million families, there are no children under the age of 18, whereas about seven million have three or more children living in the household Each and every one of us has a family However, these families exist in many variations around the world In this presentation, group of us would like to present The American Family and compare the differences between American and Vietnamese families I Family structures Typical American family What is the typical American family like? When Americans are asked to list the members of their families, the structure of their families becomes clear Married American people will refer to their husband or wife and any children called their immediate family If they mention their father, mother, sisters, or brothers, they will define them as separate units, usually living in separate households Aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents are considered extended family Changes in the American family 2.1 Traditional American family In the United States, the conventional family structure is seen as a family support system containing two married persons who provide care and security for their biological kids This American family has been a nuclear family, consisting of a husband, wife, and their children, living in a house or apartment Grandparents rarely live in the same home with their married sons and daughters, and uncles and aunts almost never In the 1950s, the majority of the American households were lOMoARcPSD|12114775 the classic traditional American family-a husband, wife, and two children The father was the