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Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedandwheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextent,notionsofmalesuperiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksandindecisionsmakesforequality,andthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insuchahome,thegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptthatequalitymoreeasilythandidtheirparentsandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworldcharacterizedbycooperationratherthanbythebattleofthesexes.

Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman'sroleisregardedaslessimportant-andthathashappenedinsomecases-weareasbadlyofasbefore,onlyinreverse.

ItistimetoreassesstheroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.Wearegettingalittletiredofmonism（母亲崇拜）,-butwedon'twanttoexchangeitforaneo-popism（新父亲崇拜）.Whatweneed,rather,istherecognitionthatbringingupchildreninvolvesapartnershipofequals.

Therearesignsthatpsychatrists,psychologists,socialworkers,andspecialistsonthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthattheyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecredit（信任）-notalltheblame.Wehavealmostgivenupsayingthatawoman'splaceisthehome.Wearebeginning,however,oanalyzemen'splaceinthehomeandtoinsistthathedoeshaveaplaceinit.Noristhatplaceirrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild.

Thefamilyisacooperativeenterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrules,becauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwaysforsolvingitsownproblems.

Excessiveauthoritarianismhasunhappyconsequences,whetheritwearsskirtsortrousers,andtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesisconnectednotonlywithahealthydemocracy,butalsowithahealthyfamily.

86.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisveryconcernedwiththerolethat.

A）parentsplayinbringinguptheirchildren

B）menplayinafamily

C）womenplayinafamily

D）equalityplaysinafamily

87.Theauthormeanstotellusthat.

A）aman'splaceisinthehome

B）awoman'splaceisinthehome

C）awomanshouldbeequaltoaman

D）amanshouldhaveanequalshareinfamilymatters

88.Accordingtotheauthor,ahealthyfamilyshouldbebasedon.

A）cooperation

B）momism

C）authoritarianism

D）neo-popism

89.Whowillbenefitmostfromafamilypatternofsharingintasksanddecisions?

A）Thechildren.

B）Theman.

C）Thewoman

D）Thepsychologist.

90.Wemaysafelyconcludefromthepassagethat.

A）malesuperioritymaintainsahealthyfamily

B）authorityanddemocracyareveryessentialtoahealthyfamily

C）authoritarianismdoesnogoodtoahealthyfamily

D）womenshouldbeequaltomen