3.03 Family Traditions Research Paper

Throughout history, most young girls have a Quinceanera which is a special occasion and traditional celebration of a young girl turning fifteen on her birthday and making a transition from child to adult. Reached maturity and eligibility for marriage, which has been custom in most countries. A Quinceanera is something that started many years ago when a Spanish conqueror brought the tradition to Mexico and other countries. Throughout most countries, parents don’t celebrate their daughter’s fifteenth birthday by having a Quinceanera; they celebrated daughter’s birthday differently from other countries. While in countries like Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central, and South America are the only ones who celebrate their daughter’s

Stephanie Coontz in “The Way We Weren’t: The Myth and Reality of the Traditional Family” emphasizes that the traditional and ideal nuclear family widespread in media and textbooks are false and far from reality. In fact, it is common to see more similarities to the traditional family consistent of “male breadwinner and nurturing mother” (1) today than in the past.

A Quinceanera is a celebration of a Hispanic girl turning fifteen years old. It recognizes her coming to age. It is usually a religious event. There is food, music, and dancing at the party. Many americans girl now have a sweet sixteen. This came from a Quinceanera and Americans borrowed it. Hispanic girls in America also do sweet sixteens, but they are exactly the same as Quinceanera. They still are mainly based around religion. They also still have food, music, and dancing. A Quinceanera has many other names such as,Quince Anos, a quinces, a Quinceanero, or a Fiesta Rosa. A Quinceanera is a very big deal for teenage Hispanic girls. The party is only about them. They dress up in very expensive dresses and they get to pick the food that they

In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," the message about the preservation of heritage, specifically African-American heritage, is very clear. It is obvious that Walker believes that a person's heritage should be a living, dynamic part of the culture from which it arose and not a frozen timepiece only to be observed from a distance. There are two main approaches to heritage preservation depicted by the characters in this story. The narrator, a middle-aged African-American woman, and her youngest daughter Maggie, are in agreement with Walker. To them, their family heritage is everything around them that is involved in their everyday lives and everything that was involved in the lives of their ancestors. To

Celebrations are celebrated with a meaning. A Quinceañeras meaning is strongly based on the idea of changing into a woman (Alvarez 101). It is also another indication for announcing that she is ready for marriage (Trupe 101). During this time the girl is being allowed to wear makeup, jewels, and high heels (FalcÓn 75). She is also allowed to go out to adult parties and shave her legs (Alvarez 2). Back in the Aztec times the celebration of the fifteenth birthday was for “preparing young women for their roles in society.” This celebration, back then, was not called a Quinceañera; it had no name and it was referred to as a typical festival. On this day, the girl’s mother and other

'The success of the Roman family rested entirely on the paterfamilias'. To what extent do you agree with this statement.

Sweet Sixteens, Quinces. However you call it, or whatever your name for it is, we can all agree that turning 15 or 16 is a very important step in the life of any girl, in any culture, background, religion or place. So in this newspaper issue I took upon myself to interview some of my peers at Highland, so I can share how they will celebrate or celebrated their Quinces or Sweet Sixteens, as well as the importance of those events to them.

Families are all unique. From crazy relatives to respected heritage. We share common bonds, too. Alice walker everyday use is about a family willing even tho it has its difference everyone cares about there heritage. My family and Maggie’s family from “Everyday Use” have a lot of similar things like knowing about our heritage, having some insecurities, and having siblings.

Through many generation of my family, our heritage has still remained the same. The last four generations of my family was born and rise in southern area of China, Guangzhou. Both side of my family share relatively similar teaching such as working hard, be honest, and language. They share the history of going through Civil wars, China revolution, and having to rebuild their career due to war. Sue (2013) state that traditional Asian Families tend to be hierarchical and patriarchal in structure, male and older individuals occupying a high status. (p. 397) I believe that is closely related to my family and our structure. As much as we are all equal, the male is still being favor more when it comes to decision-making. Another heritage that is inheriting down is parenting style. In the Chinese culture authoritarian and directive is the key of teaching the children. According to Way (2013), Chinese parenting emphasizes strict parental control, uncompromising imposition of parental rules, and high expectation for effort and achievement. As a mother I notice that I have

To an autistic child immediate family that are seen on a common basis are considered the normal. This means that the child does communicate with his immediate family more confidently and fluently. Many of the family members will share repeated discussion every time they see this child in hope to receive a more in depth answer. A family member will usually stick to topics that the child is comfortable speaking about such as their schooling or topics that are of interest to them. It helps if when seeing the child you understand the child’s routine so that it is not interrupted to reduce breakdowns. If the child is in the middle of performing a certain task there is no point in trying to have a discussion

lot of parents separate or divorce, then unite with new parents. This type of family is made up of one

The regular practices and traditions in a family life have different forms and dynamics, because every family structure and composition has different modes and standards of living. And it depends on the changing aspects of a family that how they perform and practice certain traditions and practices.(Wolin, Bennett, Jacobs, 1988) it can be classified in few groups and categories mention below.

This is a great time of year to see a multitude of family rituals take place. Most people only use these religious holidays to uphold their family rituals. This may be the only time you get to see Uncle Bob and Aunt Jean because they do not participate in only other family rituals. When students go off to college, this may be the only time of year that they decide to come home and be with the family. The Bible states in Psalm 133:1, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (King James Bible, 1973).

The structure of families is constantly changing, in the early 1900’s very rarely would a child be born outside of wedlock, or a family be divorced. This dominant structure of one mother and one father with one or more children for life came to be replaced by a majority of families becoming divorced, as seen in  “The Changing American Family” by Natalie Angier. Divorce became common, as well as multigenerational families, a household that has more than three generations. With the legalization of same sex marriage, a whole new structure became to rise as a possibility for couples.  As these new family forms become more normalized, the concern for the children and the doubt of financial stability rises with it. Parents and couples in nontraditional structures can produce successful children,-while maintaining a good financial status,-because a marriage status, partner, or the lack thereof does not determine the worth of a person's life or children.

Family Rituals helps with all the distances and perplexity that parental figures and children regularly feel in this quick moving society that we have. We often become so occupied with other activities that we often neglect some rituals. For some, rituals make living in this turbulent world less complex and steadier (Faull, 2017). Family rituals can keep the family grounded and help them remember where they came from. They will use this time to speak about different family rituals that have been passed down from generation to generation. Since rituals are not only used for holidays or celebrations, rituals give the family that quality they need to have a strong bond with each other. Family rituals are very useful in the time of