资料：Britainisfacinga“crisisoffatherlessness”inwhichalmosthalfofallchildrenborntodaywillnotbelivingwithbothparentsbythetimetheyare15,thenewchiefexecutiveofthethinktankfoundedbyIainDuncanSmithhaswarned. AndyCook,whorunstheCentreforSocialJustice,whichischairedbytheformercabinetminister,arguedthatregularcontactwithafatherfigurereducedcriminalbehaviorinchildrenandboostedcognitiveskillsincludingreasoningandlanguagedevelopment. Cookclaimedtherewastoomuchofa“throwawayculture”toparenting,adding:“Overthelast40years,themeteoricriseinfamilybreakdownhasblighted(损害)thelivesofthepoorestchildrenthemost.Therelationshipchildrenhavewiththeirfathersaffectstheirself-esteem,howwelltheydoatschool,evenwhethertheyareabletoformhappy,long-lastingrelationshipsasadults.” Cooksaiditwasinevitablethatrelationshipswouldnotalwaysworkout,butarguedthatacultureshiftcouldreducetheprevalenceoffamilybreakdown,andstressedtheimportanceofparentingoncecoupleshadseparated.“Weneedasocietalshiftinperspectivefromregardingfathersasadispensableextratorecognizingtheirvalueasacrucialpillarinachild’slife.”hesaid. Cookarguedpolicyoughttobefocusedonlonger-termthinking,andemphasizingthepotentialimpactonchildrenoftroubledrelationships,stressingthedisproportionateeffectonthepoorest.Histhinktank’sfiguresshowthatbytheageoffive48%ofchildreninlow-incomefamiliesarenotlivingwithbothparents,comparedwith16%ofchildreninmiddle-tohigher-incomefamilies. Hesaidhisworkwouldalsofocusonfourotherfactorsthatcontributedtopoverty:educationalfailure,worklessness,problemdebtandaddiction.Lookingonlyatincomelevelsskewedpolicy,headded.Despitecontroversyintheeducationsectoraboutthegrowthofgrammarschools,Cookarguedthattherewasevidencetheycouldbesuccessfulifheadteacherstriedtofindthemosttalentedchildrenfrompoorerfamilies. TheformerchiefexecutiveoftheCentreforSocialJustice,ChristianGuy,whobecamethePM'spovertyadviser,saidthehopeofthepreviousstrategywasto“startaparentingrevolution——fortoolongpoliticianslookedawayasfamilyinstabilityandpoorchilddevelopmentblightedlivesinthepoorestneighbourhoods”.“Parentswantwhat'sbestfortheirchildren,butgreatadvicetendstobethepreserveofthebetteroff.Thishastochangeifwewanttoseechildrenstartingschoolreadytoleadtocommunicateandforminghealthyrelationships”. Wecaninferthatthe“throwawayculture”may______.
A.result in the rapid increase of family breakdown B.undermine the relationship between father and child C.affect self-esteem of kids from the poorest family D.transmit the traditional role of fathers in the family正确答案B
