Mr. Hallowe'en is comingggggggg

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Family Size

New research published on line in Social Science and Medicine and due for publication in the journal later this month examines the contribution of changes in family life to trends in adolescent conduct problems.
The paper shows that:

Families are changing: Families in the UK have changed over the last 50 years– with more single parent , DINK families(Double Income,No Kids) and step families, changes in economic wellbeing, and decreasing family size,not only the raditional extended families(big family)and nuclear families.

But economic wellbeing after the second world war does not fully explain changes in family size: liberation wave, to face pressure of competition in the modern society, including possible changes in family relationships, friendships and peer groups, and other broader social influences,more and more people desire a ease life , a single and independent life , not only to go to work hardly for themselves and their kids' survive or be a heavy Victorian father or mother. Indeed, economic wellbeing is a important factor changed in family size, it made more people have more chances to choose their own life styles.

The changes in family size not only meant the decreasing of borth rates ,death rates is below the birth rates and the trend of aging of population, but also meant the goverment is facing a big society structural problem . The society need to encourage borth and care the old generation ,give them more caring and healthfully and fair envirnoment , also, the goverment need to use more social resources for the aging of population.






besides,
in my own mind, the old British family View is from A Room With A View.

and, what does the Anglicism father look like? Giuseppe Conlon in In The Name Of The Father gave me the best answer .

the Anglicism mother? I like Queen as I like Queen-self .

and, how's the young people ? like Trainspotting ? like Cashback? like This is England ?
like High Fidelity ?
nothing, nothing, just go and rock !

also,like the human emotions ,to describe the British family, the above movies or books are miniatures, they are theatrical and not objective,
I dont care , that's all


-Anna



This is England


In the name of the father



Trainspotting

About a boy

Venus

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-- ONCE

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highly recommended movie this month





'....Because we played a couple, it almost felt natural to try it out. It's kind of weird: does art imitate life or does life imitate art ?'
------- Glen Hansard


Check it out : Once



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Beirut~

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'Zach Condon’s first show in New York, this May at the Knitting Factory, was a complete disaster. The 20-year-old had pulled together the three musicians for his band, Beirut, only weeks before. His eBay ukulele would not stay in tune. He fumbled with his trumpet and flashed a sheepish smile during the long breaks between songs. His banter was self-conscious (“I’m sorry, this ukulele is terrible … ”). His voice shook. ....' ---- reviews

The good news is that Beirut will be able to come to Cardiff next month, for a local music festival...hooray!!!!!

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Welcome&Families

The Modern Families Father leaves for work in the morning after breakfast. The two children take the bus to school, and mother stays home cooking and cleaning until father and the kids return home in the evening. This is the traditional picture of a happy family living in Britain. But is it true today?

The answer is no! The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in the lives and structure of families in Britain.As far as I know,the biggest change has been caused by divorce and,there has also been a huge rise in the number of women with children who work. The large rise in divorces has meant many women need to work to support themselves and their children. Even where there is no divorce, many families need both parents to work in order to survive. This has caused an increase in childcare facilities, though it is very expensive and can be difficult to find in many areas.In addition, women are no longer happy to stay at home raising children, and many have careers earning as much or even more than men, the traditional breadwinner.There has also been a sharp increase in the number of single mothers, particularly among teenagers. Some people have blamed this increase for the rise in crime. They feel the lack of a male role model has damaged these children in society.However, these changes have not had a totally negative effect. For women, it is now much easier to have a career and good salary. Although it is difficult to be a working mother, it has become normal and is no longer seen as a bad thing for the children.

for 'On the Road'

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