問題詳情

第 42 題至第 46 題為題組  In earlier time periods, the absence of dramatic transition to adult life allowed a more intensive interaction amongdifferent age groups within the family and the community, thus providing a greater sense of continuity andinterdependence among people at various stages of life. But, as greater differentiation in stages of life began todevelop, social and economic functions became more closely related to age, and the ages of family members becamemore streamlined, a greater segregation between age groups emerged.  The major changes that have led to the isolation of older people in society today were rooted not so much inchanges in family structure or residential arrangements, as has generally been argued, as in the transformation andredefinition of family functions and values. Under the impact of industrialization, the family surrendered many of thefunctions previously concentrated within the household to other social institutions. The retreat and growing privatismof the modern middle-class family led to the drawing of sharper boundaries between family and community andintensified the segregation of different age groups within the family, leading to the elimination of older people fromvisible family roles. The transfer of social-welfare functions, one concentrated in the family, to institutions in the largersociety further contributed to the segregation of older people. The care of dependent, sick, delinquent, and elderlymembers of the community, which had been considered part of the family’s obligation in the pre-industrial period, wasgradually transferred to specialized institution such as asylums and reformatories. The family ceased to be the onlyavailable source of support for its dependent members, and the community ceased to rely on the family as the majoragency of welfare and social control.
42 Why did people in the earlier period have a better familial interaction and a greater sense of interdependencethan people in today’s society?
(A) Because most family functions were not clearly segregated by age.
(B) Because there were more elderly people in the family.
(C) Because each family member had a clearly-defined role to play.
(D) Because there were greater differentiations among age groups.

參考答案

答案：A
難度：困難0.344023
統計：A(118),B(40),C(92),D(73),E(0)

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