Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedandwheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextentnotionsofsuperiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksandindecisionsmakesforequalityandthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insuchahomethegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptthatequalitymoreeasilythandidtheirparentsandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworldcharacterizedbycooperationratherthanbythe“battleofsexes”.

Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman’sroleisregardedaslessimportant—andthathashappenedinsomecases—weareasbadlyoffasbeforeonlyinreverse.

ItistimetoreassesstheroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.Wearegettingalittletiredof“Momism”—butwedon’twanttoexchangeitfora“neo-Popism”.Whatweneedratheristherecognitionthatbringingupchildreninvolvesapartnershipofequals.Therearesignsthatpsychiatristspsychologistssocialworkersandspecialistsonthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthattheyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecreditsnoralltheblame.Wehavealmostgivenupsayingthatawoman’splaceisinthehome.Wearebeginninghowevertoanalyzeman’splaceinthehomeandtoinsistthathedoeshaveaplaceinit.Noristhatplaceirrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild.

Thefamilyisacooperativeenterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrulesbecauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwaysforsolvingitsownproblems.Excessiveauthoritarianismhasunhappyconsequenceswhetheritwearsskirtsortrousersandtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesiscloselylinkednotonlytoahealthydemocracybutalsotoahealthyfamily.

(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTHIRTEENWORDS.)

小题1:Childrenraisedinafamilywhererolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedaremorelikelyto

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小题2:Accordingtotheauthortheidealfamilypatternshouldhave________________________________.

小题3:Inafamilybeingawareoftherolesmenplaywomenwillnot_______________________________.

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