DISCUSSION TOPIC: THE AMERICAN FAMILY

THUONGMAI UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGLISH

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DISCUSSION

American culture

TOPIC: THE AMERICAN FAMILY

Group: 7

Supervisor: Phan Tú Lan

Class: 2385ENTI0511

Ha Noi, March 2023

TABLE OF CONTENT

TABLE OF CONTENT.....................................................................................................2

TABLE OF MEMBERS & TASK....................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................4

THE CONTEXT OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY........................................................5

I. Family Structures........................................................................................................5

1. Family Structure Definition.......................................................................................5

2. Family structures in the US........................................................................................5

3. Compare family structure between Vietnam and America....................................7

II. Marriage and Divorce.................................................................................................9

a. Marriage......................................................................................................................9

b. Divorce.......................................................................................................................11

c. Compare with Vietnam..........................................................................................12

III. American Family Customs....................................................................................15

3.1. The Emphasis on Individual Freedom.................................................................15

3.2. Equality in the family............................................................................................16

3.3. Family Values.........................................................................................................16

3.4. Comparison between American and Vietnamese family customs.....................17

IV. Four Stages of Marriage Relationships................................................................19

Stage I: Wife as Servant to Husband......................................................................20

Stage II: Husband-Head, Wife-Helper...................................................................20

Stage III: Husband-Senior Partner, Wife-Junior Partner....................................20

Stage IV: Husband- Wife Equal Partner...............................................................21

Compare with Vietnam..........................................................................................22

V. The role of the family in the society...........................................................................23

Role of family in American and Vietnamese society..............................................24

VI. The Family Education and Independence of the Children................................26

CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................28

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