Family Interview Research Paper

I had the pleasure of interviewing one of our church parisinors, Ms. Maria. Ms. Maria is 75 years old Hispanic woman who has been a widow for the past three years. Ms. Maria was basically a stay at home Mom when her children were young and when she did work she worked as an assembly line worker. Her wages were low and her pension that she currently receives is not enough to meet her monthly needs. Her husband was the main bread winner prior to him dieing of a massive heart attack at the age of 78 while he was at work. Her husband was a cook in a resturanrt and had decied to continue to work until some of their loans were paid off. Since his death, Ms. Maria has been depressed, anxious and struggling to make ends meet and has recently been diagnosed with hypertension. Her three children live out of state a don’t get to visit often.

They are on a regular diet with few restrictions on fried foods and fat intake. The children eat school lunch and the parents from outside restaurant choices. Mom tries to cook a meal a day after work or they seldom eat Subway or Pizza Hut. No variation in weight gain or weight loss reported. They try to eat dinner as a family at home on a regular basis. However, this was not feasible all of the time due to dad’s late night work hours and CH basketball practices after school. They generally get 6-7 hours of sleep per night and denied any sleep deprivation. No exercise program has been implemented by this family. CH is the only physically, athletic member. DH stated that he likes to ride his bike. The children are active in Sunday school and participate in summer camp.

During my parent interview many of the parents had a different idea of what was stimulating for their child. All the parents, however, realized the importance of stimulating their child during play especially as an infant. The parent’s children ranged from six months to 5 years old (Derryberry, Boster, & Lashae, 2015). This also shows that the parent can have varying opinion based on what their child needs in that particular developmental period. All the parents were extremely concerned with what the child was getting out of play. They also agreed anything educational always was better than what the child in question may want. I think that especially come into play for toddlers, because they are trying to interact with the environment even in stores.

I had the opportunity to interview a family very close to me whom I have been blessed to know since I was three years old. The mother Heidi, who is 59, remarried at the age of 31 to Paul, who is 57, and they have been married for 28 years now. Heidi had her first son Markie, who is now 38, with her previous husband who is no longer in the picture. Paul and Heidi have a son named Travis who is 26 and a daughter named Tina who is 24. Paul used to work as a carpenter but retired when he was 52. He then began working at a grocery store and eventually retired from there as well. Heidi also worked at a grocery and just recently retired. Paul loved what he did as a carpenter and still continues to build things for the family such as cabinets and furniture.

Abuse in today’s society can be broken down into numerous sections and types, those in which, people around the world experience it. Such forms include, but are not limited to, drug abuse, discrimination, physical and verbal abuse, and sexual abuse. Many of the aforementioned changes people’s outlook on life; however, personally, I have observed my friend’s sexual abuse, changing my view of perfect families. When all's said and done, individuals can only move forward in life, trusting that there will be a better day even after relationships have been torn apart.

provide for his family. When he turned 18, he decided to make the journey to the United States to better his future, as opportunities in El Salvador were stagnant. His father came from a small town in El Salvador, where the only choices for work were agriculturally or factory based. While he did not want to work on a farm in El Salvador once arriving in the United States in the 1980’s, he found a job working in the farming industry. To him, the industry here provided much more than his home country.

Her oldest son is married and has a new born baby that takes a lot of work to care for. She supports them in any was she can. Even with a family as big as her she can still be a very supportive mother to everyone. Along with being supportive, Leslie is very giving of her time. There are eight people in the Harris family. This includes a married son, two college girls, one high school boy, one junior high girl, and a boy in grade school. Leslie also has three dogs and a 9 month old baby that she has part time custody of. Although she has a big family, she always makes time for each child and her friends. She took in a baby from a homeless lady at her church and watches and provides for him. Also, a few years back Leslie brought Manuel, her junior high kid, into her home from the streets of Mexico to stay and live with them. Even with all her family and friends, she still finds the time to be selfless and give her time to everyone. Leslie is the most kindhearted and caring person in my life.

My mom, Jenny Ryan grew up North of Manchester Iowa. She was 12 hanging out with her best friend named Sandi Schaffer. Her aunt invited her to go to Washington D.C. She had also got invited to her best friend’s house for a sleepover. She could not decide what she should do.

I had the opportunity to conduct a family interview with one individual, at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC). I interviewed Gerald, he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety. Gerald had an unhealthy relationship with his father, continues to have an unhealthy relationship with his step-sister and has a healthy relationship with his mother. Gerald’s parents divorced when he was three years old and his mother gained full custody of him and allowed Gerald to visit his father. Gerald has a history of alcohol use since the age of nine, his abuse of alcohol and nonadherence to his medication contributed to his incarceration. Wright and Leahey () developed the

Growing up, I never really understood what a “normal” family was supposed to look like. Before I was even born, my parents had split for good (although the were never married). I stayed primarily with my mother, and it was just the two of us for about four years, although we stayed with others along the way. I interviewed my mother about this time in her life and the struggles she went through, that those in a nuclear family might not experience.

Both my mother and my step-father are from a small town in Tetzhu located in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. They met in Dallas through family members from my mother’s side of the family, and had an instant connection. Although my mother already had my brother and I, he still took us in like his own children apart from the fact that he was only 19 years old at that time, and my mother was already about to be 30! Despite their age differences, there are very happy married to this day, and we now are a family of five. My youngest sister is now 8 years old, my brother is 17, and I am 21. We are all a very close family and I truly value what both of my parents have done for my siblings and I. I’m very grateful for having both of

The couple that I interview was a Mexican married couple name Maria and Juan. Maria is 78 years old and a retired nurse, and Juan is 80 years old and a retired Veteran. Maria completed her Bachelor Degree in Nursing at Indiana University Bloomington graduating at 23 years old, and Juan stated that he join the army after completing high school. Maria stated that she didn’t have a lot of racial/discrimination experience, however, Juan stated that he experience some discrimination in the service. Juan stated that many Causcian was chosen to be sergeant before Latinos. His feelings were hurt because he work so hard to be a sergeant, and they didn’t select him. He was finally selected near the middle of years that he was serving in the

Family is the reason I am here today. Without my mother Nailah and father Stacey, there would not be a Sekayi Rudolph. My grandparents come before them, from both sides. My family I would consider, is middle class. Within the stratification system, like I stated before were ranked in the middle of the hierarchy. The stratification system is one which society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. We are not the richest, but we are not suffering from poverty. Personally, I would say I am in a blessed situation regarding the stratification system and would not be the person I am today if it was not for the journey I have been on for the past nineteen years.

I will be observing my Family members (Brother, Dad, Mom). A symbol we commonly use in our family is a Cross. There are many Crosses hung up around our household that represents our love for God and Church. It is a very important and symbolizing piece in our household that we hold very dear. My family believes in Christianity and the importance of God. My Parents also believe republicans are reasonable people and that you should earn what you work for. My parents value discipline and good morals in our household. They believe we should always work hard towards our desired goal. Having good manners is also another very important value in our family for example my brother and my dad are expected to hold the door open for my mom and I

For me, there is not one topic that I could chose to write my paper on. Throughout the semester so far, I have taken in interest in almost everything I have been taught, anywhere from depression to Baumrind’s parenting styles. When I was growing up my parents took the role of “Authoritative” when it came to the teachings of life itself. I have not always been a good kid and I know that may be surprising to many that know me now. I had my time when I thought I was “grown up” and could do what I want. That’s when my parents gave me limits, gave me rules that I had to follow and obey. I told myself they hated me, they didn’t love me, and they were punishing me because they didn’t want me. My parents wanted to show me the way I was acting was not going to get me anywhere in life and it worked. To this day, I don’t involve myself in situations where bad things can happen, I don’t talk back, and I do not think my parents hate me. Family means everything to me and that is something I realized when I was in high school. I have a sister; her name is Sara and she is one-year younger than me. We are Irish twins and like everyone else that has a sister, we fight, we argue, and we complain about how each one of us steals each other’s clothes. My sister means everything to me and the night I almost lost her I almost lost myself too.