第1个回答 2009-06-14
Equality in the family
The belief in equality has had a strong effect on the family.
In the U.S, “the master and the legal ruler have vanished”. The democratic idea of equality destroys much of the father’s status as ruler of the family and lessens the emotional distance between father and children.
Children are given a lot of freedom to learn to be independent and self-reliant.
“Leaving the nest”: Children are expected to “leave the nest” at about age eighteen.
“Boomerang kids”: Those who have left the nest once but are now back again.
Too much democracy: decline in parental authority and children’s respect for their parents.