PAssAgE Two Dr. MAry JoBAnE is thE AssoCiAtE DirECtor oF thECEntEr For REsEArCh on WomEn. HEr rECEnt stuDy FounD “surprising EviDEnCE oF thE pErsistEnCE oFAmEriCAn CommitmEnts to FAmily liFE”, whiCh CAst DouBt on somE Common myths ABoutAmEriCAn FAmily.Myth 1: ThEAmEriCAn FAmily isDyingBECAusE oF thE SoAringDivorCE RAtE. ACCorDing toDr.BAnE’s stuDy, thEAmEriCAn FAmily is ChAnging, not Dying. It is BEComing smAllEr AnD thE DivorCE rAtE is high.ButDr.BAnE sAys thAt DEspitE thE high DivorCE rAtE, mArriAgE hAs nEvEr BEEn morE populAr. ThE mAjority oF DivorCED pEoplE rE-mArry, But only 2%mArry morE thAn twiCE. Most mArriAgEs lAst A long timE, AnD A lArgE proportion oF DivorCEs ArE From tEEnAgE mArriAgEs.DEpEnDing on thE spECiFiC situAtion, thErE’s oFtEn gooD rEAson For tEEnAgE mArriAgEs to BrEAk up.Myth 2: Working MothErs ArEDEstroying thE FAmily By NEglECting ThEirChilDrEn.“ThErE’s no EviDEnCE thAt ChilDrEn rECEivE lEss AttEntion From mothErs who work outsiDE thE homE thAn From mothErs working insiDE thE homE,” sAysDr.BAnE. “You hAvE to DiviDE thE timE into DiFFErEnt CAtEgoriEs: simplE physiCAl FunCtion AnD EDuCAtionAl timE or DEvElopmEnt timE whEn A mothEr plAys with thE ChilD、So FAr wE hAvEn’t sEEn thE Amount oF EDuCAtionAl or DEvElopmEnt timE vAry muCh, whEthEr or not thE mothEr works outsiDE thE homE.” In FACt,Dr.BAnE FinDs EviDEnCE thAt working mothErs, EspECiAlly in thE miDDlE ClAss, try to CompEnsAtE For working By sEtting AsiDE timE ExClusivEly For thEir ChilDrE n. “ThEy proBABly rEAD morE to thEir ChilDrEn AnD spEnD morE timE in plAnnED ACtivitiEs with thEm thAn nonworking mothErs Do.” sAysDr.BAnE. ACCorDing to thE ArtiClE, whiCh oF thE Following is truE ABout mArriAgE AnD DivorCE
A、DivorCED pEoplE nEvEr ConsiDEr A sEConD mArriAgE.
B．TEEnAgE CouplEs oFtEn DivorCE out oF no rEAson.
C、LEss AnD lEss pEoplE plAn to gEt mArriED、
D．VEry FEw pEoplE hAvE A thirD or Fourth mArriAgE.