[简答题]Family

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Describe a family member that you are very close to.
Your should say:
Who this person is.
What this person is like.
How you are like and unlike this person.

[填空题]Primary Functions of the Family The family is a basic unit in a society. Sociologists have done much. research about the function of family, and have come up with different opinions. This lecture is about some positive functions the family plays in human society. {{B}}Ⅰ. Definition of the Family{{/B}} A family is a set of people who are related by blood, marriage, or {{U}} 1 {{/U}} and who share the primary responsibility for the society. 1. ______. {{B}}Ⅱ. Understanding of the Family Functions in the Past{{/B}} The family functioned as a .source of society inequality or injustice because A. It plays a role in the {{U}} 2 {{/U}} of power, property, and privilege. 2. ______. B. It denies opportunities to {{U}} 3 {{/U}} and limits freedom 3. ______. in sexual expression and mate selection. {{B}}Ⅲ. Family Performs Six

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In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision **. When the children are (51) enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容) of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely (52) , and children are often allowed to do (53) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him (54) question, and children are encouraged to be (55) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom (56) far. Others think that a strong father image would not (57) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to (58) their parental families by the time they have (59) A. break up
B. break into
C. break through
D. break away from