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FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a

“housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for

the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not

do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.

These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the

children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the

evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the

laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children?

Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and

wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example,

the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner

on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.

Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care

from grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents are

often too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help.

The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center. The problem with t his kind of help is the high

cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.

Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many companies now

let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their

children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these

men there is a new word. they are called “househusbands”. In the USA more and more men are

becoming househusbands every year.

These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their

children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may

also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.

Question 1: Sixty years ago, most women

A. went out to work

B. had no children

C. did not do much housework

D. were housewives

Question 2: Nowadays, there are

.

A. more women going out to work than before

B. more and more women staying with the children all day

C. more work outside the home than before

D. more housewives than before

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