A book which is still being discussed by many Americans today is Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. In this book the writer describes the great changes which have taken place in family life because of the development of science and industry.
In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical (典型的)family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Uncles and aunts often lived nearby, too.
But now, when industry has become more important than agriculture (农业)in American life, families are becoming smaller and smaller. Industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land to move again whenever necessary. Large families can't move from place to place as easily as small families.
In the future, a typical family will be required to move even more often, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may keep childless and consist only of a man and a woman. A small number of families may raise children. These families may raise children as their main occupation (耳只业)，leaving the childless families free to move from job to job. What's more, these child-raising families may raise other people's children in addition to their own.
Title: A book(8I) Future Shock | |||
Author | Alvin Toffler | ||
Topic | (82) | life has been changing greatly in America | |
| In the past | In a(83) family, there were parents, many children, ,uncles and aunts. | |
| At'85 ' | Families are becoming (86) . | |
Content | In the future |
| A typical family is (87) ， including only a man and a woman. A small number of families raise children of their own and as a job. |
| Reason |
| People are required to(89) from place to place more often because of the development of both (90) and industry. |