agree or disagree:Extended family is not as important as it was in the past.6 C0
When young generations decide to marry, the very first problem they have to make a decision is that whether or not they will live with their parents. And to most of the young couples the answer to this question is definitely NO! As a consequence, it seems that the extended family is not as essential as it was in the past time, and at the same time ushers in an exciting new era of the nuclear family. In my opinion, however, the popularity of the nuclear family does not mean that the extended family has been buried in oblivion, especially in China, such a traditional country. My reasons are as follows.
It is true that the popularity of the nuclear family is the symbol of the modern society, as well as the more and more cutthroat competition. Even if we still live with our relatives, the extended family has lost its true meanings. Hardly can we image that while the overtime is a kind of use and wont, everyday we still can have dinner together with our grandparents, as well as our uncles and aunts. Sometimes, when we get home, they have slept soundly, and the next day, when they get up, we have already gone. On the other hand, nuclear family seems more convenient for such a fast changing society, because the young always yearn towards moving around, while the old want to stay in one place and have the harmonious relationship with others.
However, the situation of the extended family in nowadays society does not mean that it plays a less and less essential role in people live. When the important celebrates comes, most of us, Chinese, will choose to go to our hometown and to attend our extended family dinner party. Sharing the recently happened stories with our grandparents, sharing the laughs and tears with our relatives, also sharing the thoughts and ideas about life with our family, hardly can we get the conclusion that the extended family signify little in today’s society. Since for most of us, the importance of the extended family is at the bottom of our heart, not just limited to the expression, because the love among the family members will never fade when the time goes by.
At last, we can come to a safe conclusion that the extended family will never become less and less important because, there is always a position for it in our heart.
自己觉得不怎么符合ETS的要求…………希望大家给点意见
[此贴子已经被作者于2007-9-27 19:00:36编辑过] |