Family Diversity In Canada

What is a family? There are numerous ways to define “family”. For example, in 2001 The United States Census Bureau’s definition of a family states: “A family consists of a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.” Nevertheless, families come in several forms of ages, races, and ethnic background. Same sex couples weren’t considered a family, even if it was legal in many states. Years later, in 2015, The Supreme Court ruled to legalize same sex marriages in all fifty states. Other than same sex couples there are other types of families such as affiliated kin, interracial, traditional, extended, childless, and nuclear families. These families are

When I hear the word family, I think of love, togetherness and union. Family is defined as a social unit consisting of parents and their children. A family can also consist of individuals who reside together who are related by birth, blood, marriage or adoption. Today the family is extended and can include various There are many different types of family structures within the American culture. All of these family types range from single parent households, to adoptive or foster care families. Over the past 50 years, America has experienced some transformation which changed the "traditional" American family. Adoption, blended families,

Family comes from the latin word familia meaning household. According to Drench, the family system is comprised of a group of individuals who work together to adapt to outside influences (p. 198). Individuals relate to each other in predefined ways (Drench, pg 198). Power and decision-making responsibilities are understood among other groups (Drench, p 198). Webster dictionary defines “family” as a group of individuals living under one roof and under one head. Hence, the “nuclear family” of the 1950s and 1960s consisted of a mother and father and one or more children. Grandparents often lived nearby and were available to assist with childcare and other family responsibilities (Drench, p 198). So that being said, a family to me consists of a father, mother, children and other relatives. We receive our identity and value from family. We don’t get to choose the family we want to belong rather our families are chosen for us by God to keep us together.

I grew up in a small, predominantly Caucasian, town in Texas; I have been there essentially my whole life. With this confined access to outside culture it’s a surprise I grew up to be this liberal. Both of my parents identify as Republicans and hold very traditional values; so it is very curious that they raised a daughter that whole-heartily supports both the LGBT+ community and equality regardless of ethnicity or gender. While my parents can apprehend why I support the causes that I do, the rest of my family often doesn’t. My family on my mother’s side are, for lack for better words, rednecks; they are very narrow-minded and intolerant to today’s progressing society. Due to this my immediate family don’t keep a close relationship with them,

Defining family is a complex topic and so is the role of a family. I wasn't in class in the very first week when the topic of family was discussed extensively but, reading the textbook and having some prior knowledge on family academically, I believe I can reflect on the topic family comprehensively. Before thinking about what family is to us or to the world in general, we already know what kind of different families that are around and the three most popular are, nuclear family- a mother, the father and the kid/kids, single parent family- a parent and the kid or kids and also extended family which comprises of nuclear family but with addition of other outside family members. That being said, we also have other kind of families which can sometimes not be held in the same status as these big three like, Other (bi nuclear; cohabitators; gay couples) adoptive family- not your biological family, and step families-comprises of a biological parent and siblings maybe.

As time had progressed the definition of a family has changed drastically. What one would have considered a family in early centuries has truthfully changed from what one would consider a family in today’s society. During earlier centuries a family consisted of a father, mother and their children; however that is no longer the case for most families in American society today. In American society families are defined in many different facets such as the traditional family, blended families, single parent homes and homosexual families. Regardless of the components of the family, one must understand that a family is a unit in which there is an adult providing the basic needs and wants of the children in which they have been entrusted. As time progresses America will continue to define and enhance the definition of the term family. Although society may continue to change and enhance the definition of society the traditional family structure that America was known for is slowly fading away as the concept of blended, single parent and homosexual families become the new norm for lives of many Americans.

Growing up I not only had an older brother, but also a twin brother. I never really grew up a girly girly, considering we were always wrestling or actually fighting. However, being the only girl child there was a huge diversity in the standards my parents set for us. I felt like I was held to higher standards than my brothers in school, I had more roles , and always playing on a sports team with them they never thought I could do just as much as them if not more. Bringing home a report card or midterm my parents were always satisfied with my brothers having a C , but when I brought home a C they always gave me a long lecture on how I can do better and that my grades need to be brought up. I wondered why this was because my brothers weren’t stupid so why would they not care if they got a C.

Chester describes the neo-conventional family as a dual-earner family, in which both souses go to work. It is similar to Young and Willmott's idea of the symmetrical family.

With our rapid and perpetually changing society, we find that with time everything changes. Many of these changes include: fashion, trends, communication, technology, and also family. It may seem as if family does not have the ability to change, but recent studies suggest otherwise. A family, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “is a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head.” This definition still holds true today; however, the parameters seem to be blurred due to rapid changes in our society. Since the mid-1900s researchers have been seeing a trend in that our idea of a family has been changing. With recent events such as the legalization of gay marriage, the term family seems to be evolving. Traditionally, a family is associated with: a father, who is the bread winner; a mother, who is the the caretaker for the family; and the children of the mother and father.

The definition of family to me are the people who are in my life loving, supporting and caring for myself and others in my family. My personal definition of family goes against the traditional definition as I believe nonblood related people are considered my family (i.e., really close friends). There are many changes in the American family over the last several decades that demand a change to the definition of family. There are more gay and lesbian couples forming families, people of different races marrying and more women who are single raising children without a male partner (Seccombe, 2015, p. 2). All of these are examples of how and why the definition of family is changing. Additionally, American families are changing due to social trends

I have had a diverse range of experiences that have contributed to my understanding of my own role in society, as well as the roles of those around me. I am a caucasian female growing up in a middle class working family of five; including my mother, father, step-father, and an older sister. My parents separated when I was twelve; re-shaping my view of families in Canada. What I had accepted as a ‘normal’ family had been drastically changed. Through the past five years, I have realised that every family looks different and there is value in this diversity. I believe that families are one of the most important institutions in society. They play a large role in developing the identities of children, as it is from family that many people learn moral values and variety

Family is a term that is everyone is familiar with and in the English language it has a multitude of uses. The word family originated from Latin and was actually called familia. Familia was used for describing a family or servants. Fast forward to the 21st century and we use this word for everything from relatives to a way to classify an organism. Now I agree that all of these definitions of family make sense in the ways that they are used, but the common way of thinking about family I think should interpreted differently. As for a certain few people with, myself included, they may not be very close or be in good standing with their families and with that being said a new type of family tends to be created. Family comes down to four core qualities to me; being a close friend whom I am able to open up to, loyalty, trust, and being compassionate.

Personal contact, including conferences, telephone calls, and curriculum nights or open houses, are the most familiar and most effective form of communication. The diversity among families means that teachers need multiple ways to reach parents. It is important to have variety of strategies that will work for different families.

Now well into the 21st century, and as a modern, innovative, multicultural North American society – there are a myriad of family types, and subsequently, multiple definitions and ideologies that encompass family systems, functions, and representations. Galvin, Braithwaite, and Bylund (2016) attest that “family life is a universal human experience” (p. 2) and that “there are many ways to be a family [because] family life is as diverse as the persons who create families (3). Taking this into account, Galvin et al. (2016) reveal different existing family types that range from two-parent biological family to intergenerational family types with subsequently five

What is family? This is a question that the United States government has had to define and redefine on a regular basis. Are two women living together? Is a man living alone with his son a family? A single teenage mom? Siblings living together? A husband and wife with no children? Roommates who are living with each other but only have a monetary and living space connection? What do we define as a family? Is the legal definition of a family the same as a single person’s definition of family? We consider an adopted child to be part of a family, but only after a lengthy legal process that can tear families apart in the process. The definition of family is ever changing and ever evolving. From Kathleen Gerson and Stacy Torres essay Changing Family Patterns and Family Life, Katherine Schulten’s article on the changing definitions of family, Arlie Russell Hochschild’s The Second Shift, and The American Family by Stephanie Koontz, all have different definitions of family. The definition of family, being defined as those adopted, those blood related, related by marriage, or by similar traditions and values, changes from century to century and person to person.