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　lesser¹　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　fully²　for　participation³　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　partnership⁴　of　equals.　There　are　signs　that　psychiatrists⁵,　psychologists,　social　workers,　and　specialists　on　the　family　are　becoming　more　aware　of　the　part　men　play　and　that　they　have　decided⁶　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　analyze⁷　man’s　place　in　the　home　and　to　insist　that　he　does　have　a　place　in　it.　Nor　is　that　place　irrelevant⁸　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　authoritarianism⁹　has　unhappy　consequences,　whether　it　wears　skirts　or　trousers,　and　the　ideal　of　equal　rights　and　equal　responsibilities　is　pertinent¹⁰　(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　creased¹¹　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