As little as thirty years ago, few people questioned the gender roles that had prevailed for centuries. The
conventional wisdom was that a woman’s place was in the home and that a man’s main responsibility to his family was to
put food on the table. In the 1970s and 1980s, however, greater numbers of working women meant that men were no
longer the sole breadwinners. A father’s emotional involvement with his family also became more important. Forty years
ago, almost no husbands were present in the delivery room when their wives gave birth. Today, it is generally expected
for male partners to attend childbirth classes, to be there for the delivery, and to take more responsibility for child rearing
than their fathers or grandfathers did.
In addition to society’s changing views of the role men play in relation to childcare, social scientists also found that
the presence of the father in the home can contribute to lower juvenile crime rates, a decrease in child poverty, and lower
rates of teenage pregnancy. Differences in parenting styles between men and women are also believed to contribute to
children’s ability to understand and communicate emotions in different ways. The research supports the claim that the
absence of a father in the family is the single biggest problem in modern society.
【題組】47 Forty years ago, a father usually _____.
(A) won bread for his family
(B) attended childbirth classes
(C) educated his children
(D) stayed at home
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