yearning for the days of traditional family values. He
asserts, " ...we can see examples of a renaissance of
family values everywhere: in the TV adverts that sell
products using happy families; in the promotions of
seasonal family celebrations like Christmas^ even in
the language of politicians about sociat cohesion/^
Lloyd’s claim s have recently been echoed by other
sociologists around the globe, which gives them even
more weight. So, are we beginning to see a return to
the traditional family structure? Only time will tell.
Exercise 3
I'm going to talk about my grandm other on my father’s
side. She is quite little and has white hair and glasses.
I have gla sse s too. We are the only people in the family
that wear glasses! She is very old now and I don't get
to see her very often... I think I see her maybe two
or three times a year. She lives quite far away in the
countryside. It takes us about three hours to travel
there. Whenever we visit, she always gives sw eets to_
m e. She is important to me because she is so kind
and so nice, and I really love her. She is definitely my
favourite family member! I think I take after her in
som e ways. We laugh at the sam e things and we both
like reading. When we go and visit, we always go out
walking in the fields and have a really lovely time. My
dad always says that we are very similar. I would like
to be as wise as her when I am older. I would also like
to have a sim ilar life. She had a very successful career.
She w as a doctor and worked for charities. She w as
very much in love with my grandfather, which I think is
lovely.
Exercise 4
Adoption has long been a com m on thing, yet there has
been a recent trend in adopting children from overseas.
This trend has been noted in the media as more and
more celebrities have adopted children from other
countries. Som e people think this is a negative thing,
but I think that on the whole the positive effects of this
outweigh any negative repercussions as I shall go on
to show.
Firstly, adopting from other countries raises the
aw areness of a country’s plight. Seeing fam ous people
adopting children from countries like Cambodia m eans
that Cambodia is in the news more and people can find
out what is going on there. Also, these children move to
richer countries and can tell people about their native
country, raising aw areness on a sm aller scale.
Secondly, these children may well not be adopted
unless people come from overseas to do it. A happy life
in another country is surely better than an unhappy life in
the country where a person w as born. The new country
will give the child more opportunity and a family that they
may not get if they were to stay in the orphanage.
However. it is important for the children to retain
their culture. There is a danger that this might not
happen if they move to another country. Therefore
there should be a rule that the adoptive parents allow
the child to revisit their home country and retain their
original culture.
In conclusion, I think the personal benefits adoption
gives a child and the aw areness that can be raised from
these adoptions far outweighs any negative factors,
such as change of culture.
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