1、TheAmericanconceptofthefamilyandmarriageFamilyconceptAmericanfamilyvaluescanbesummarizedas:personalindependence,individualrights,freedomandequality.Americansfocusonthefamilyandequalityamongfamilymembers.Americansarewithfamiliesattending.FromtheChristmasparty,
2、springouting,celebrationinautumn,thesummerdinnerlikethis.Americanshaveanunwrittenrulethatmarriedmenoutoftheparty,aregenerallyrequiredtobringhiswife,andmarriedwomenout,popularactingalone.Everyonehaveasayinthefamily,familyintheconceptofequalityisoften
3、presentintheUnitedStates.Childrentreatparentsasagoodfriend,notafraidofthem.Manyfamiliesofthechildrenhavetheirownbedroom,youcanenjoytherighttoprivacy.Parentsoftengivechildrenfreedomtomaketheirowndecisions.Preschoolchildrencanchoosewhattowearorwhatto
4、buytoys.Youthgeneralobjectofthefreechoiceofemploymentandmarriage.ViewofmarriageIdo.ToAmericansthosetwowordscarrygreatmeaning.Theycanevenchangeyourlife.Especiallyifyousaythematyourownwedding.Makingweddingvowsislikesigningacontract.NowAmericansdontre
5、allythinkmarriageisabusinessdeal.Butmarriageisseriousbusiness.Marriageloyalty,isaseriouscontract,bothmenandwomenmustbeequal.YouhavetoswearbeforeGodandthewomantorideouttherestoftheirlives,whetheritispovertyordisease,andmarriageisessentiallypledgedl
6、oyaltytoarulesofthegameinthisrespectfortherulesisthemostimportant.Yourefusedtoextra-maritalaffairsjustbecauseyourespectyourpromises,respecteachothersfeelings,whichisthebasisoflove,noloveshouldbeseparated.Marriage,Americanswillpayparticularattentionto
7、lovethispremise.Americanshaveaverystrongreligiousbeliefs,sotheychoosetogetmarriedintheChurchrepresentsaseriousandabsoluterespectformarriage.gayfamilySince1967,homosexualitybecamelegalintheUnitedStates,PsychiatryintheUnitedStateswillalsonolongerconsider
8、homosexualityasaspiritualBT.InDecember1982theUnitedStatesinSanFranciscobythecohabitationAct,recognitionofhomosexualfamilyaslegitimate,nowhalfofthe50StatesoftheUnitedStatestolegalizehomosexuality,itshighcourtjudgesthattheattitudeofclosetobalance.AccordingtoanewsurveyconductedbytheFederalGovernmentoftheUnitedStates,homosexualfamiliesthroughouttheUnitedStatescurrentlyhasnearly600,000(0.5%percento