Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,11/7/2009,#,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,AmericanFamilyValues,AmericanSocietyandCulture,May2015,TianhuaCollege,第一页，共13页。,AmericanFamilyValues第一页，共13页,1,What Does It Mean?,When asked about their family values,most people find it difficult to define.,In todays age,the very definition of family varies.,The“values”are the beliefs and morales that are important to that family.,第二页，共13页。,What Does It Mean?When asked a,2,Traditionally,The man is the breadwinner.,The woman is the caretaker of the home and children.,Raising their biological children and teaching them the American Values:Freedom,Hard Work,Competitive.,第三页，共13页。,TraditionallyThe man is the br,3,The Change,The traditional family has been changing over the last century(1900),but especially since the 1950s.,The Republican Party has adopted that they represent“traditional”family values since the 1980s.,Democrats are more broad in their definition of the family and focus more working family values.,第四页，共13页。,The ChangeThe traditional fami,4,Republicans,T,hey use it to attract the socialy conservative,tying it in with the nuclear family and(most of the time)Christian values.,These values include:,opposition to sex outside of marriage,Traditional gender roles,No Gay Marriage,Anti-Abortion,Conservative legislation and education policies,第五页，共13页。,RepublicansThey use it to attr,5,Traditional Beliefs,Opposition to pre-marital sex,Opposition to same-sex marriage,Belief in traditional home-based roles for women,Belief in Christian-based values,Opposition to some elements of feminism,Opposition to abortion while actively supporting abstinence education,Belief in adoption as an alternative to abortion,Belief in programs and public policies that shield children from exploitation,Opposition to separation of church and state,Belief in father as head-of-household,第六页，共13页。,Traditional BeliefsOpposition,6,Democrats,They dont define the family in the traditional sense,or use it to promote conservative morality.,They promote:,Alternative family structures(Same-Sex Couples,Single-Parent Housholds,Adoption of children by gay couples),Acces to contraception and abortion,Living wage,Sex eduction,Social Programs,Financial Aid for familes,第七页，共13页。,DemocratsThey dont define the,7,Contemporary Beliefs,Support for the universal living wage model to improve livelihood,Belief in acceptance of non-traditional families that may include same-sex and polygamous long-term relationships,as well as single-parent families,Belief in a womans right to abortion,Belief in Planned Parenthood programs that offer contraception,Belief in government-funded financial aid to families,Support for sex education in public schools,Belief in practicing and teaching tolerance,patience and understanding for alternative lifestyles,Belief in universal healthcare and family-friendly employment laws(maternity leave,personal leave,emergency family leave),Support for freedom of religion,第八页，共13页。,Contemporary BeliefsSupport fo,8,Interesting Findings,Population studies have found that in 2004 and 2008,liberal-voting(blue)states have lower rates of divorce and teenage pregnancy than conservative-voting(red)states.,June Carbone,author of,Red Families vs.Blue Families,opines that the driving factor is that people in liberal states tend to wait longer before getting married.,A 2002 government survey found that 95%of adult Americans had had premarital sex.,The median age of first premarital sex has dropped in that time(1950s)from 20.4 to 17.6.,第九页，共13页。,Interesting FindingsPopulation,9,Sothey have changed?,1998 Study:,52%of women and 42%of men,-loving,taking care of,and supporting each other,38%of women and 35%of men,-knowing right from wrong and having good values,2%of women and 1%men,-traditional family,The survey noted that 93%of all women thought that society should value all types of families,Study comparing 1976,1986,&2007:,Self-Respect increased,Sense of Security decreased,Society more self-confidant and individualistic,第十页，共13页。,Sothey have changed?1998 Stu,10,Common Denominator,Both Agree:,Loving and supporting family unit the one,Good morales and strong attributes in their children,第十一页，共13页。,Common DenominatorBoth Agree:第,11,Concluseion,There are differences between the“traditiona”and“modern”values and definition of the American family.,Yet they still uphold the core American Values,e.g.self-expression,independence,hard-work,competitive,self-reliance.,第十二页，共13页。,ConcluseionThere are differenc,12,内容(nirng)总结,AmericanFamilyValues。These values include:。they have changed。.,第十三页，共13页。,内容(nirng)总结AmericanFamilyVal,13,