Family life is changing. Two-parent households are on the decline in the United States as divorce, remarriage and cohabitation are on the rise. And families are smaller now, both due to the growth of single-parent households and the drop in fertility. Not only are Americans having fewer children, but the circumstances surrounding parenthood have changed. While in the early 1960s babies typically arrived within a marriage, today fully four-in-ten births occur to women who are single or living with a non-marital partner. At the same time that family structures have transformed, so has the role of mothers in the workplace – and in the home. As more moms have entered the labor force, more have become breadwinners – in many cases, primary breadwinners – in their families.
As a result of these changes, there is no longer one dominant family form in the US. Parents today are raising their children agianst a backdrop of increasingly diverse and, for many, constantly evolving family forms.
30. Which of the following trends is true in the United States?
A. The rate of divorce is increasing
B. More women become housewives.
C. Nuclear family becomes the dominant family form.
D. family structures remain unchanged.
31. Why has the size of families in the US reduced?
A. There are more families with one parent and fewer babies born each year .
B. There are more extended families and less medical care.
C. There are more people living abroad.
D. More teenagers decide to live independently of their parents.
32. Who are breadwinners in the US?
A. Only men B. Either men or women
C. Only women . D. Either women or children
33. Family forms in the US are _________?
A. similar B. changing C. chaotic D. remaining the same
34. Which of the followinf statements is NOT true?
A. The number of families with both parents is reducing.
B. More women can earn money.
C. More women have had their own jobs.
D. In 1961, most babies were born by single mothers.