Lecture 11 Family Structure && Women

Your company slogan Family Structure The Extended Family 1 The Nuclear Family The Nuclear Family 2 The DINK Family 3 The Empty Nest The Empty Nest 4

Your company slogan The Extended Family Many generations are living under the same roof Traditional concepts: “Kids running around your knees” “More sons, more blessings”

Your company slogan The Baby Boom million million million million million million billion The first baby boom: 1950s The second baby boom: 1960s-1970s Problems: Poverty-stricken life, little education, no decent job, farmers

Your company slogan Family planning program To control the quantity of population and improve the quality of population The late marriage and childbearing The fewer but healthier children The rewards and punishment policy Family planning program was initiated in 1970s

Your company slogan The loneliness of the children The generation gap The Children spoilt The Aging problem The conflict between the work and the family The Only-Child Generation

Your company slogan The Strawberry Generation The NEET Group

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The Nuclear Family a family group consisting of only a father and mother and their children, who share the living quarters Compared with the extended family, what are the merits and demerits?

Merits: more freedom to choose their lifestyle It is easier to get assimilated about living habits The Nuclear Family Demerits Fail to show filial piety Lack of time, energy to take care of their child A challenge to handle the relationship between work & taking care of children

Your company slogan The DINK Family Double Income No Kids Reasons: time-consuming & energy-consuming the disturbance of romantic life the increase of economic burden To shoulder more responsibilty

Your company slogan The DINK Family Pros The rights of freedom to make decisions. The tolerance and diversification should be the features of a mature civilized and pluralistic society. People’s choice should be respected. Cons   “Being issueless is the cardinal betrayal of filial duty”   An irresponsible choice   The potential to cause the extinction of human race.

Your company slogan The Empty Nesters The aged people in a family without children around, including both the married and the widowed. Reason: the aging society “low birth rate, low death rate and longevity” has become a universal phenomenon.

Your company slogan Problems: empty nest syndrome the tough period for the aged the tough period for the aged loneliness, a sense of loss,depression, loneliness, a sense of loss,depression, sickness, physical handicap, medical care sickness, physical handicap, medical care they need to be looked after they need to be looked after The Empty Nest