文档介绍：Contemporary British Culture and Society
Chapter 3 Family & Relationship ( 2 )
Sept 2005
Xiao Huiyun
A 1 Husbands & Wives
Redefinition and adjustment of both husband’s and wife’s needs and values in contemporary British society.
The effects of newly-emerging work patterns upon the roles of husbands and wives within the family
A 1 Husband and Wives cont.
Decision Making
Despite the fact that the majority of British families now have two “bread-winners”, despite the fact that more women than ever before are working full-time, it is still women who are more likely than not to be largely responsible for things such as cooking, cleaning, ironing and childcaring. This unequal division of household duties may largely reflect the pervasive power of the traditional division of labour within households and families in Britain as elsewhere in the world. ( see for graph )
A 2 Parents and Children
The “generation gap” has e the challenge of parenthood in a changing context, especially with respect to parent-child relations
A widely-recognized social phenomenon and we examine what its significance might be for individuals in Britain today.
A 2 Parents and Children cont.
Not all British teenagers are rebellious, or regard family as a sort of prison! Although there is evidence that at least some of the young people in Britain would prefer to get away from the home and parenta