Hispanic Family Diversity

Families come in all types and sizes. There is no one perfect type of family. Every family is influenced by the world around it. The culture, socioeconomic status, workplace of parents, laws, and the media all have a part in influencing how families function. Families function as part of a larger system. According to Schaefer (2015), “Familism means pride and closeness in the family, which results in family obligation and loyalty coming before individual needs” (p. 189). The family plays an important rule as it is at the center of Hispanic life. Whenever an individual becomes friendly with a Hispanic individual, that individual is treated as a family. Although the tendency of Hispanics to maintain close ties with extended families which often

As a Latina, I grew up with the mentality that Family comes above all. Though not restricted to Latin countries, it is commonly believed in Mexico to this day that women are to stay home and take care of the children while a man works to provide for his family. As much as I love my culture, this belief is something I have always struggled with. My family migrated from Mexico at a juvenile age but brought this principle with them. Consequently, I have always had the job of cleaning the house, cooking for my brothers, and taking care of my youngest brother. I have never had a problem with taking responsibility when I’m needed, but it’s hard when your siblings automatically become your children because of your gender. I am expected to know how to be an excellent cook, cleaner, and nurturer at the age of 15 in my culture. It is a common joke that if a Hispanic girl cannot flip a tortilla without a fork she is not a woman. In addition to assumed responsibilities, there are certain roles that men take in Mexican cultures in which women are just not allowed to be part of. For example, I would never be allowed to be outside with my dad if he

Latino families have been in this country even before the twentieth century. Since the twentieth century latino families have grown. They migrate and arrived in great numbers with their children and families to this country. Latino families are said to be resilient and adaptive when it comes to their family structure. About 68% of children in latin families have two parent in their circle. In the article, “Trump administration considers separating families to combat illegal immigration” talks about changes deportation brings upon family structure, diversity of latinos in the united states and differences in parenting.

The best part of all these three interventions that I can be utilized in different phases, time and educates the family, with a high concentration in parenting skill, in how to interact with each other. Furthermore, it helps parents to learn better parenting skills that are not meant to punish their children instead educate them. Lastly, these are treatments that are taking into consideration the cultural portion of the family. As the study indicates, families from different ethnic backgrounds or cultural groups share a distinctive system of values, beliefs, and practices that overlap but that also differ in some aspects from that of other groups or cultures. (Garcia-Coll, Meyer, & Brillon, 1995). All families emphasize in different values that are important for them. For instance, Caucasian families tend to emphasizes in independency and autonomy at an early age while Latino families will emphasize in respect, loyalty or obedience. Factors that are extremely important to focus in a proper technic. In the case of the Mann family, they are oriented religious, hard working, family oriented and they want to stay as a family, regardless of their problems.

Diversity in American families is continuously growing. Today, there are families with two mothers, families with a white father and an Asian mother, families containing many or no children. The diversity of families is becoming wider with more acknowledgement and acceptance in people and their beliefs. Before when discussing a family, one would describe it as a mother and father married with a child or two; today, the word family describes something much bigger than what was taught in the past. When the word family comes to mind, the generic American family is no longer the only thing pictured, rather a single-mother and her son is pictured laughing or a Hispanic woman and her African American husband is pictured walking their dog. The image of a family is no longer compacted into a single idea, rather it has taken many forms containing

Familias Unidas was specifically created to serve Hispanic families, their main goal was to address issues of behavioral problems

Familismo is another child-rearing value found in many Latinx families. It promotes healthy interdependence within the nuclear and extended family. Extended family, friends and the nuclear family all take part in raising the child within the Latinx household. The family unit is extended beyond the family to engulf friends who

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,

I intend on learning about the different types of families that we can come across with like the military families, transitional families, separated families, foster families, adoptive families, single families, and the blended and extended families in our program. Children when they are becoming aware of diverse family structures it opens doors for the children to celebrate family diversity and gets them talking about who’s in their family, lives with them, and who takes care of them. Children when they see that there are all sorts of family structures, and all families are wonderful, and they love and care for each other. I intend on showing how great our childhood education program is engaging diverse families and to share what we know with other programs that are having problems with

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.

Hispanic families have strong and supportive family relationships and genuine parenting practice. Most studies found that family cohesion helps to maintain adolescent’s behaviors, decrease negative outcomes, and promote psychological well-being. “For example, family cohesion has been found to decrease the risk of conduct problems and rule breaking among Mexican-origin adolescents” (Marsiglia, Parsai, & Kulis, 2009).

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.

These outcomes are fostered by promoting parental participation in the child’s peer network and school, creating a stronger bond between parent and child, and create a support network among the Hispanic immigrant parents (Pantin et al., 2003; Coatsworth, Pantin and Szapocznik, 2002; Patin et al., 2009). The goal of Familias Unidas is achieved through parental groups, monitoring of the adolescents academics, and parent and child self-reported risky behaviors. The lengthen of the intervention can range from 9 months to 2 years which is dependent on who administers the

My family and I have always lived in a minority community. Our family consist of six

This essay will examine what is means to be a ‘family’ in various cultures. It will focus on three main points stated by Cheal, D (2001). The essay firstly looks at the different forms of family due to cultural diversity. Does it mean biology is important for kinship or can family be extended further than the blood? (Eriksen, 2004). As the nuclear family used to be seen at the ‘traditional family’ the discussion of if this has changed and how this has will be stated. Secondly the situational diversity and what could cause family form to change. With many aspiring for a nuclear family I will examine if certain conditions such as ethnicity, income effect this, as well the ‘taboo’ of polygyny families and when it’s seen as acceptable in cultures. Lastly the essay will briefly look at individualization and why individual preferences have caused a decrease in the nuclear family.