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In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are_________(1) enough, they make part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容) of American parents. The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard” is rarely_________(2), and children are often allowed to do _________(3) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him_________(4) question, and children are encouraged to be_________(5) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom_________(6) far. Others think that a strong father image would not _________(7) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to _________(8) their parental families by the time they have _________(9) their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a _________(10), a kind of weak dependence. ) |$ W" T$ Y% Z# p% i6 h, w3 M/ {
This pattern of independence often results in serious_________(11)for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live_________(12)the age of 70. The job-retirement age is_________(13)65. The children have left home, married, and _________(14) their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. _________(15) the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
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