首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
What does.the professor say about people who do not have children?
What does.the professor say about people who do not have children?
admin
2012-01-14
57
问题
What does.the professor say about people who do not have children?
M: We all change over the course of our adulthood.Some changes we go through are biological and are natural part of aging.Some are cultural experiences, such as the changes related to our family life.A lot c the changes in adulthood involve social relationships and responsibilities.And then, there are some changes that are more internal and personal.Question?
W: Yes.Um, is what you’re talking about-I mean these changes we experience-are they part of our biological clock?
M: I’m glad you brought up the biological clock.The term "biological clock" refers to the biological and chemical changes that occur with aging, as if a clock were ticking away in the background.Some changes in adults are biological.These changes are often easy to observe, like my hair turning gray.Some biological changes aren’t directly visible, such as the ...uh ...the reduced efficiency of the neural connections in our brain.But some of the changes we go through have more to do with sociology than biology.There’s also a "social clock" that defines the sequence of normal life experiences, such as ...uh ...the timing of education, career, marriage, and so on.Virtually all societies are organized into age strata, periods in life with norms for-that is, typical ...uh ...expectations, demands, social roles and responsibilities.People have different expectations of-and different attitudes toward-20-year-Ids, 40-year-olds, and 70-year-olds.We generally expec a 20-year-old to act in a certain way, but we expect different behavior from someone who’s 40 or 70.Our attitudes towards each age group form what we consider to be the age norms for that group.
W: Excuse me, Dr.Butler.Wouldn’t these age norms be different in different cultures? I mean, in some cultures someone who’s 40 is considered old, but in other cultures 40 is still kind of young.
M: Various cultures might define "old" and "young" differently, but every culture has a set of attitudes age norms-for old people and a different set of attitudes for young people.For example, an older adult might be seen as having more-or less-status than a young adult-no matter how the culture defines what age is "old." Early adulthood is the period from age 18 to 40.Early adulthood is when more new social roles are acquired than at any other time of life.The first new role is often independent adulthood, as the young person leaves home.Another new role is worker, as the young adult begin a career.Young adults also acquire the role of spouse, as most first marriages occur during early adulthood.A major new role is that of parent.Over 80 percent of adults in North America will eventually become parents, normally in their twenties or thirties.The second stage of adulthood, middle adulthood, is roughly from age 40 to 65.In middle adulthood, the same social roles are still present-spouse, parent, worker-but they become less demanding and less confining than they were during early adulthood.A few new roles are added, like grandparent, or maybe caregiver to our own aging parents.This is the "sandwich generation," because people in middle adulthood are sandwiched between the needs of their children and the needs of their aging parents.Late adulthood begins at age 65.Late adulthood is normally marked by a decline in the number of social roles.The role of worker is shed at retirement.The older adult is still a parent, but that role now has fewer duties.For many people, the role of spouse is given up to widowhood.Yes?
W: So far, you’ve been talking about people who have children.What about people who don’t have children?
M: Adults who don’t have children don’t experience the rote changes that accompany a child’s development, yet their experiences do not otherwise differ in any substantial way.They follow the basic pattern of adulthood.By this ! mean, they add new roles in early adulthood, change roles in middle adulthood, and shed roles in late adulthood.
选项
A、They tend to become independent adults at a very young age.
B、They follow the same basic stages of adulthood as other people.
C、They do not have any social roles after they retire from work.
D、They do not enjoy life as much as people with children do.
答案
B
解析
The professor says They follow the basic pattern of adulthood. By this I mean, they add new roles in early adulthood, change roles in middle adulthood, and shed roles in late adulthood. (2.2)
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/tdlYFFFM
0
托福(TOEFL)
相关试题推荐
DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeclaimsofthewriterinReadingPassage3?Inboxes33-40onyouranswersheet,write
Completeeachsentencewiththecorrectending,A-F,below.Writethecorrectletter,A-F,inboxes37-40onyouranswersheet.
Completethesummarybelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromthepassageforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersinboxes31-35
Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions14-26whicharebasedonReadingPassage2below.InvestigatingChildren’sLangua
ClassifythefollowingcharacteristicsasrelatingtoASocialScienceBMedicalScienceCBothSocialScienceandMedicalScien
TheHistoryoftheGuitarTheword’guitar’wasbroughtintoEnglishasanadaptationoftheSpanishword’guitarra,’whichwas,
HistoryofRefrigerationRefrigerationisaprocessofremovingheat,whichmeanscoolinganareaorasubstancebelowthee
Thestoryillustratesthatdogsare______animals.【18】
Whatwasthestudentsurprisedtodiscoverhehadalotof?Theprofessorsuggeststhatthestudent______.
Completethenotesbelow.WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.HydropowerRenewable—constantsource(31)fromnatural
随机试题
在小组工作的中期转折阶段,小组成员关系走向亲密化,小组内部权力竞争开始。此时,社会工作者的工作重点是()。
胎儿腹横向且身体两端距骨盆人口距离大致相等时,其矫正正确的是
患儿,2岁。每天喝秋梨膏,并且每晚含奶头才能入睡。上前牙唇侧和第1乳磨牙颊面和面龋损。本病例诊断是
《突发公共卫生事件应急条例》规定,医疗卫生机构应当对传染病做到
水利工程建设项目按其功能和作用分为()。
契约自我执行有赖于完善的制度安排。中国悠久的商业传统不幸被计划经济_________,建设市场经济时日尚短,相关制度安排_________。在契约遭到违反时,必须有外部的调停者、仲裁者直至司法强制力来支持。填入划横线部分最恰当的一项是:
请用150字以内的文字概括给定资料的主要内容。要求语言简练、精确。材料3中关于圆明园环境整治工程听证会,关于对圆明园的“整治”,支持和反对者都合法,请用200字以内的篇幅谈谈自己的看法。可在指出其中问题的基础上展开论述。
UNIX操作系统的文件系统是________。
现有以下程序代码:PrivatesubForm_click()Staticsasintegers=s+1text4
Inordertoworkheretheforeignerneedsaworkpermit,whichmustbeapplied【C1】______byhisprospectiveemployer.Theprobl
最新回复
(
0
)