Full-time dads emerge in Shanghai

时间：2007-03-30 07:02:24

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Chinanews, Shanghai, March 30 - Nowadays, many men in Shanghai choose to be "full-time1 dads". According to a survey by Dr. Bao Leiping (covering 742 families with a full-time parent), a researcher in the Institute of Adolescents of Shanghai Municipal2 Academy of Social Sciences, 14% of her respondents are "full-time dads".

 

"This reflects the changes in social values, as men are expected to contribute more to the family affairs rather than be successful in their careers only," said Bao.

 

"However, full-time dads are usually less active in their roles than full-time mums, as most of them can not help but act as full-time fathers due to unemployment or in order to pursue further studies, " said Bao. "Only very few of them are willing to be full-time fathers in the future. After all, it is often mothers who pay more attention to the education of their children and the well-being3 of their families."

 

"It is a new fashion in Europe, especially in France, for men to 'return to their families'. Besides, fathers and mothers play different parts in the education of children, as men have a wider mind and they are prone4 to provide a freer space for children. Thus I believe it is good for both of the parents to take up the responsibility for their children's education," concluded Bao.

 

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1 full-time SsBz42     
adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的
参考例句：
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。
2 municipal vjAyD     
adj.市的，市政的；n.政府证券
参考例句：
  • The municipal authorities have kept the roads up well.市政当局把道路保养得不错。
  • The city is planning to build a municipal library.该市正计划建一座市立图书馆。
3 well-being Fe3zbn     
n.安康，安乐，幸福
参考例句：
  • He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
  • My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。
4 prone 50bzu     
adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的
参考例句：
  • Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
  • He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

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