Family Should Not Be Defined By Blood

What is a family? How are families shaped and what effect do they have on society? In the United States a family consists of both parents, one’s self, siblings (biological or adoptive) and extended family members; however, this is not the case around the world. The concept of family and who is family changes in each culture, but is mostly centered around who is kin and who a person marries. Family, kin, and marriage are established through how society decides their lineage, which establishes cultural rituals within the society.

Everywhere around the world, in every different culture, people are grouped into families. The word family can be defined as a group of people bound together over time, because of mutual consent, birth and or adoptions/ placement or simply people who consume responsibilities for one other.

Family. A word that has about as many meanings as there are stars in the sky. Can family truly be defined, or is it merely interpretive? According to Seccombe, family is a relationship by blood, marriage, or affection, in which members may cooperate economically, may care for children, and may consider their identity to be intimately connected to the larger group (Seccombe 4). Although I do agree with the above explanation of family, I believe that it is inadequate in that it only supplies a framework of family rather than the duties and purpose. To me, family is a unit of individuals, related or not, that symbolize and exude comfort, solace, and support through all the trials and triumphs life throws our way.

According to the dictionary family is a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. Or family is from the descendants of a common ancestor. According to society family is a group, it can be related are not. My definition of family is anyone who is there for you through good and bad, someone who always have your back no matter what. Family is not just blood. However some of the best families are the ones you are not related to.

I define family by a group of people that communicate on regular basic, care for each other, and love each other unconditionally. I think that I was able to construct that definition when I realized that my “relatives” weren’t related to me at all. And then realized I talk to the people who I was related to all more than the people who were considered “blood”. I’ve never been to a family house where I have considered them perfect, every family has their personal issues as well as their own strength.

How a typical family is viewed in American society may vary, however, when people hear the word “family”, some will think about happiness and love, while others will think about the

Bloodline is an American drama television shows that is a Netflix original. It is about a family, The Rayburns who have a hotel in Florida and are having a huge part to celebrate their 45th anniversary of the opening of the hotel (“Part I,” Bloodline, Netflix, February 22 2016, 2:00 pm). The Rayburns have four kids and you can tell right away which one causes the most problems, Danny. At least from the pilot Danny was a mess and his family has to keep giving him second chances. They are tired of having to taking care of their grown brother. Bloodline mirrors a lot of what Parenti says about the television we watch which is, “Women and ethnic minorities are not really as capable, effective, or interesting as white males” (Parenti 1992, P. 2). It is also similar to Potter’s take on stereotypical portrayals.

During the workshop I used the medium levels to show the different selection of dominance and class between the characters David, the low class poor man, who only earned 13,000 per year, and Tyrhys, the higher class rich man, who earned 1,250,000 a year. I was the judge which determined whether or not taxes should increase, I showed that I was the most dominant character via the level on which I stood from, for example when we started our performance as me standing high up on the bench which showed I had the higher authority, tyrhys who stood up tall who showed respect and upper class, whereas david slouched which presented his character as condescending. Tyrhys’ tone was fluent and sophisticated with a gentle but stern tone,

What is family? It is defined as “a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage.” Three acclaimed authors: Shakespeare, Pope and Eliot, identify family in many different ways, some that are similar and some that are different from each other. To clearly understand how they all variously define family you need to dive deep into the context of their works. A couple of the authors use a textbook example of family and others create their own idea of the concept.

Family is typically seen as something that is defined by genetics and the idea that blood is what makes a family. This could not be less true. In today’s society family should not be defined by the blood that runs through your veins or your last name, it should be the amount of love that exudes from your heart. Whether you were born into a family, adopted or in the foster care system, your family members are the ones who you share moments of love and joy with, not just a last name.

Webster’s dictionary defines a family as “a group of people sharing a common ancestry”. While some families, such as those with bank robbers, drug dealers or users, and mass murderers are notorious and other family members would like to forget about the non-conformers, most people take pride in their lineage. Ask almost anyone about their family and they will be sure to relate how many doctors, lawyers, congressmen, etc. they have in their bloodline. You will probably see a strong connection from generation to generation.

The word “family” is unique, special, and controversial among different cultures and ethnicities. As defined by Random House Western Dictionary, a family is “any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and cousins” (Dictionary.com). Although the definition from Random House follows the infamous proverb of, “blood is thicker than water,” my definition of family does not. Family is not defined or restricted by blood relations. In my mind, a family is simply a group of people, who loves, supports, and helps each other unconditionally, and endlessly. Regardless of one’s sexual orientation or preference, all families embody these common principles. Thus, a family unites its members through the strong

On the other hand, you do not get to choose your family, you just have to deal with them. The true definition of a family is a group of people usually of the same blood, but do not always have to be. I have a large family. I have two sets of grandparents, two great-grandparents, two parents, two brothers, three uncles, one aunt, one

A family can be defined in many ways, but the common denominator in all is the love and fulfillment one gets by being surrounded by family members. Families can sometimes be at odds with each other, but the strain of this type of relationship usually creates an upsetting feeling to the people involved. People want others to rely on, talk to, do things with, share, love, embrace, and be part of. No matter what the family dynamic is the qualities the word family has will remain the same, as time goes by, and life evolves once again for every person living their

According to Swartz and Scott (2009), family is defined as a group of people related to each other by blood, marriage, adoption or being sexually open in a relationship. The