Comprehension. How to Have a Successful Christian Family

How to Have a Successful Christian Family

Number the paragraphs following Falwell's assumption that "the greatest heritage Christian parents leave their children is the love and training they receive in a Christian home" and match each statement below with the paragraph it summarizes.

a) Anti-authoritarian education leads to the
decay of the American family.

b) God made the family the basic unit of
society.

c) Great families have traditionally been the
source of American greatness.

d) The high percentage of working mothers
leads to a perverted image of motherhood.

e) Love and shelter in families produce happy
people.

f) The playboy cult destroys the American
family.

g) The feminist movement, which regards self-
fulfillment higher than a family, destroys the
traditional family.

h) Conflict and undeclared war destroy the

traditional family, i) The importance of the family has been

undermined in recent years, j) The greatest concern for the author and his

wife is the love of their children.

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4. Functional Analysis

It is the author's aim to convince the reader of the importance of his initial assumption. The paragraphs of the text either

• support the assumption

• indicate how the assumption has been
endangered lately

• give reasons for that danger.

Determine which paragraph serves which function.

5. Reading Statistics

Families

Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Correct the false ones.

1. There were about twice as many American
families with three or more children in 1985
as there had been in 1970.

2. In 1985 almost twice as many children lived
in female-headed households as

in 1970.

3. Between 1970 and 1985 the number of
children living with two parents decreased.

4. Within those 15 years the number of
American households grew in proportion to
the increase in population.

5. One reason for more households is the
decrease in family size.

6. Another reason for more households lies in
the tendency of people to marry at a later age.

7. In 1982 fewer women than men were married
between the age of 20 and 24.

8. The increase of households other than
families is at least partly due to the fact that
men and women marry later.

6. Discussion

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W-Xyesrs 27-36years 37-Kyms 47-56years 57 years arm over

j!g| It is more important for a wife to help her ' husband's career than to have one herself

It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever '""' outside the home and the woman takes care of home and family

Ш A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work

Source: Surveys by NORC-GSS, 1985 and 1986 combined

Reprinted with permission of American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

• How do you account for the divergent
answers to the opinion polls among different
age groups?

• How does the role of women in your country
relate to the roles described in the texts of
this unit?

• How do you think the role of women should
be defined?

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