General English. Ульянова О.В - 183 стр.

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The newest category of family, called domestic partnership, has
been sanctioned by more than 25 cities in the USA. Unmarried couples
over 18 years of age receive a paper similar to a marriage license. To
divorce from the partnership couples simply have to advise the city that
they no longer live together.
In the past, it was common for three generations ― grandparents,
parents, and children ― to live together. Now older people live in their
own. They generally stay in contact with their children but might live in a
different part of the country. People are also living together ― often for
20 years after they’ve retired from their job. Modern American culture
tends to value youth rather than age. All of this create an interesting
challenge for older people ― and for the country, since by the year 2020,
one in every 6 Americans will be over the age of 65.
Is the American family in trouble? People point to the divorce rate,
to the fact that working mothers might have less time with their children,
and to the “generation gap”, or the problems that parents and children
sometimes have no understanding each other. Experts say, however, that
the family is as strong as ever. Family is still at the center of most
people’s lives.
2.4 Сравните типы семьи, упомянутые в тексте.
Traditional
family
Reconstituted
family
Domestic
partnership
Three-
generations
family
How many
children
Wage-
earner /
house
keeper
Age to get
married
Place of
living
2.5 Ответьте на вопросы.
1. Is the family problem relevant in Russia or not?
2. What are the roles of woman and man in the traditional family?
3. Is one-member family a real family? Why?

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