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ChineseFamiliesandAmericanFamilies
提纲
1.中国家庭与美国家庭的共性。
2.中国家庭与美国家庭的个性。
BothChinesefamiliesandAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthantheyusedtobe.MostyoungChineseparentshaveonlyonechild,whileyoungAmericansalsoprefertohavefewerchildrenthantheirparentshave.
However,unliketheChineseyoungpeople,manyyoungAmericancouplesthinkitisnoteasytogetalongwiththeirparents.Theywillleavetheirparentsandhavetheirownhomesoncetheygetmarried.Manyofthemwouldalmostneverlivewiththeirparentsagain.Itisasadthingindeed.
ThingsaredifferentinChina.Boththeyoungandtheoldadmittheproblemsbetweenthem,buttheywilltrytounderstandeachother.Besides,sonsanddaughtersinChinawillfeelthattheymusttakecareoftheiroldparentswhileoldpeoplecannothelpwantingtodosomethingfortheirbusychildren.Soitisstillverymonintoday＇sChinatoseemarriedsonsanddaughterslivingwiththeirparents.However,Chinanolongerhasfamilieswherefourgenerationsliveunderthesameroof.