英语翻译The position of children in American family and society

英语翻译
The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be.The ordinary family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and beyond that,its own economic prosperity.Thus,children were valued in terms of their productivity(生产能力),and they played the role of producer quite early.Until they fulfilled this role,their position in the family was one of subordination(附属).
With the development of the society,the position of children in the family and in the society became more important.In the complex and technological society that the United States has become,each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in contact with many other member.Therefore,viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are regarded more as people in their own right than as those of subordination.This acceptance of children as equal participants in the family is reflected in various laws protecting the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.
This new view of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also resulted in an increasing interest in child-raising techniques.People today spend much time seeking the proper way to raise children.
Nowadays,the socialization of the child in the United States is a two-way transaction(事务) between parent and child rather than a one-way,parent-to-child training program .As a consequence,socializing children and living with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure,satisfaction,and problems.

如今在美国,儿童在家庭和社会的地位与以前已大不相同.在殖民时期的北美洲,一个家庭最关心的是生存问题,最多不过多些经济条件.因此,儿童的地位取决于他们的生产能力,他们很早就扮演一个生产者的角色.在他们完全演绎好这个角色之前,他们在家庭中的地位也只是个附属角色.
随着社会的发展,儿童在家庭和社会的地位变的更加重要.如今美国是一个复杂的、科学技术发达的社会,每一个社会成员必须扮演一系列个人、职业的角色,并与其他社会成员保持联系.因此,作为社会基本成员尊重儿童其独有权利比其看做附属占有的比例更大.儿童在家庭中处于平等关系的认可度被体现在社会福利机构多种保护儿童的权利法律.
这种对儿童的新型观点和与社会成员的经常接触也致使育儿技术的提高.现在人们会花更多的时间找寻合适抚养儿童的方法.
现在,美国社会处理儿童事物是在父母和孩子之间双向的,而不是单向的父母对子女.由此而来,儿童社会化并且父母同子女的长期居住在一起是一种快乐,满足和有些问题的交融的状态.