Passage　8

In　a　family　where　the　roles　of　men　and　women　are　not　sharply　separated　and　where　many　household　tasks　are　shared　to　a　greater　or　lesser　extent,　notions　of　make　superiority　are　hard　to　maintain.　The　pattern　of　sharing　in　tasks　and　in　decisions　makes　for　equality,　and　this　in　turn　leads　to　further　sharing　.　In　such　a　home,　the　growing　boy　and　girl　learn　to　accept　that　equality　more　easily　than　did　their　parents　and　to　prepare　more　fully　for　participation　in　a　world　characterized　by　cooperation　rather　than　by　the　"battle　of　sexes".
In　the　process　goes　too　far　and　man’s　role　is　regarded　as　less　important-and　that　has　happened　in　some　cases　---　we　are　as　badly　off　as　before,　only　in　reverse.　It　is　time　to　reassess　the　role　of　the　man　in　the　American　family.　We　are　getting　a　little　tired　of　"Momism"　---　but　we　don’t　want　to　exchange　it　for　a　"neo-Popism".　What　we　need,　rather,　is　the　recognition　that　bringing　up　children　involves　a　partnership　of　equals.　There　are　signs　that　psychiatrists,　psychologists,　social　workers,　and　specialists　on　the　family　are　becoming　more　aware　of　the　part　men　play　and　that　they　have　decided　that　women　should　not　receive　all　the　credits　---　nor　all　the　blame.　We　have　almost　given　up　saying　that　a　woman’s　place　is　in　the　home.　We　are　beginning,　however,　to　analyze　man’s　place　in　the　home　and　to　insist　that　he　does　have　a　place　in　it.　Nor　is　that　place　irrelevant　to　the　healthy　development　of　the　child.　The　family　is　a　cooperative　enterprise　for　which　it　is　difficult　to　lay　down　rules,　because　each　family　needs　to　work　out　its　own　ways　for　solving　its　own　problems.　Excessive　authoritarianism　has　unhappy　consequences,　whether　it　wears　skirts　or　trousers,　and　the　ideal　of　equal　rights　and　equal　responsibilities　is　pertinent　(与…有关)　not　only　to　a　healthy　family.

Sharing　tasks　and　decisions　in　a　family　leads　to　_____.[ANSWER]
A)momism
B)neo-popism
C)inequality
D)further　sharing

If　a　boy　and　girl　has　grwon　up　in　a　home　with　sharing　tasks　and　decisions,he　or　she　will　probably　_____.[ANSWER]
A)believe　that　life　is　a　"battle　of　sexes".
B)accept　equality　as　their　parents　did.
C)prepare　more　fully　for　participation　in　a　cooperative　world.
D)insist　that　man　has　a　place　in　the　home.

According　to　the　author,man’s　role　in　the　American　family　_____.[ANSWER]
A)less　important　than　woman’s
B)equal　to　woman’s
C)irrelevant　to　the　healthy　development　of　the　child
D)hard　to　maintain

Psychiatrists,psychologists,social　workers　and　specialists　on　the　family　_____.[ANSWER]
A)are　paying　in　creased　attention　to　man’s　place　in　the　home.
B)suggest　that　we　exchange　"Momism"　for　a　"neo-popism".
C)women　should　receive　all　the　credits　and　blames.
D)men　should　receive　all　the　credits　and　blames.

The　ideal　of　equal　rights　and　equal　responsibilities　is　_____.[ANSWER]
A)related　to　either　a　healthy　democracy　or　a　healthy　family
B)related　to　a　healthy　family　as　well　as　healthy　democracy
C)related　to　neither　a　halthy　democracy　nor　a　healthy　family
D)none　of　the　above