Worksheets6.5 Collocation - Topic 2 (Family)
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
Rising divorce rates - Causes:
Earlier, people were humble to each other and men were the sole breadwinners in the household → today, __ → pay less attention to their partner’s advice when confronting difficulties → irreconcilable differences and ego clashes happen → lead to divorce
suffer from stress in the workplace (jobs now are very demanding), people spend long hours at the workplace compared to the past
both are independent and dominating
face financial distress as they have to satisfy needs of a married life
there is no room for affection
Rising divorce rates - Problems:
children become the innocent victims → lose the care and support they supposed to have from their parents → __ → cause negative, long-lasting effects in their own future relationships, inside and outside the family
confront difficulties tackling life expenses
Divorced men lose the physical and mental nourishment from their wife
negative influence on the child’s discipline and personality development
have to adjust to their new single lives and deal with several issues
Spending less time with family - Problems:
parents do not spend enough time with their children → children lack of appropriate care and attention → __
→ exert negative effects on the society in general
be likely to follow a path towards criminal behaviours
members do not receive proper support their immediate family
less mutual understanding and less happy laughter in the home
broken families are seemingly inevitable
Spending less time with family - Causes:
technology and social media undermine family relationships: development of technology and online social media → members all engage in their own social interaction, and not real family conversation, even in family gatherings → __ → gradually no longer devote time to family
cope with increasing demand of work
prioritize the pursuit of fame and fortune over family’s precious moments
be obliged to finish heavy workload on daily basis
exacerbate the physical and emotional gaps between family members
Parenting classes - Advantages:
Provide mothers and fathers with in-depth knowledge about how to raise a kid at different developmental stages → __ → take the best care of them
have a better understanding of their children’s needs
parents are equipped with basic medical training
have better preparation at child safety and injury prevention
be able to deal with emergency situations more effectively
Parenting classes - Disadvantages:
__ → the idea of a parenthood preparation course that suits everyone is impractical → eventually, these parenting courses can be unworkable and largely pointless
most parents struggle financially
attending in parenting classes takes up their precious time and money
disagreement over what good parenting entails
miss the mental and emotional support when the couple gets old and infirm
Couples choosing to have no children - Disadvantages:
choosing to have no children → miss the mental and emotional support when the couple gets old and infirm → __, even miserable in the twilight years of their life
make them feel isolated and depressed
huge economic and social problems occur
not need to handle the expenditures of raising a child
spend their life fulfilling their dreams and accomplishing their aspirations
Couples choosing to have no children - Advantages:
decline in the national/global birth rate → __ → invest less budget in education, medicine or entertainment that are aimed at children → increase investment in other sectors
invest time in getting higher education and later job promotion
ameliorate the governments’ burden of the social welfare system
enjoy their life free from any extra financial stresses
exacerbate the physical and emotional gaps between family members
