当代美国婚姻和家庭模式的变化及影响TheChangesandInfluencesofMarriageandFamilyPatternsinModernAmericaAbstract:Familyisthebasicsocialinstitutionandthebedrockofallsocieties.Familystructureandfamilylifecanmirrorthemoralvaluesofthesociety,itscultures,anditsnationalcharacteristics.TheAmericansocietyhaschangedalotsincethe1960sinmaterialwealth.Theenormousmaterialwealthandthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyhavealsopushedpeopletolookformoreself-fulfillment.Asaresult,peoplearemoreandmoreconcernedaboutindividualrights