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Thanks Yafah, it is a pleasure to meet you. You have great goals and plans to increase your ability to engage with the Hispanic population, so I believe your views about engaging contains learning and training about the Hispanic culture and their families. Culturally competent social work practice with Latinos is crucial for ensuring effective access to and treatment delivery to this population. Furman, R., Negi, N. Iwamoto, D. Rowan, D., Shukraft, A., & Gragg J. (2009). You are right in your research about the importance of family among the Hispanic population, so here is some research that I gathered about Hispanic families as well. Familism is a cultural value and belief that the family is central in the life of the individual. Family diversity,

Family comes first with the Mexican culture. Family success is the respect of the Mexican traditions. The family men are the protectors and providers and the women are taking care of the

Mexican-American culture has been characterized as a family-focused, community-oriented culture. Even second and third-generation Mexican-Americans place a higher value upon their relationships with others versus personal autonomy, in contrast with the dominant values of the United States. Living in extended family situations, or being influenced by extended family is much more common in Mexican culture than in other cultures. The core values of Mexican culture are said to be "familismo, personalismo, and respeto. Familismo involves placing the family ahead of individual interests, living near extended family, making collective decisions that involve one or more members of the family, and feeling responsible for and obligated to the family...Personalismo involves the building and valuing of interpersonal relationships...Respeto refers to the high regard for family and community members, especially for authority figures and the elderly" (Neff, Brabeck, Kearney 2006).

The Hispanic culture has different values, beliefs, and traditions. Family is highly value. Family is a close-knit group and the most important social group to gather in any events or special days. The Hispanic “family unit” includes not only parents and children but also grandparents and extended family. Individuals within the family have moral responsibilities to help other members of the family experiencing financial problems, unemployment, health conditions and any other life issues. They show the importance placed upon relationship within their family extending a hand in good times and bad. Respeto y dignidad (respect and dignity) are other important values of the Hispanic culture. Children’s are taught to avoid confrontations with parents and older persons, and to be obedient and respectful. The Hispanics believe that the father is head of the family and the mother is to take care of home. Naming children after grandparents and parents is fairly common. A well-known tradition is the celebration of a fifteen year old girl called Quincenera. Hispanics culture and traditions are based around celebrating and spending time with love ones.

The first time I realized I was different was in second grade, when I opened my mouth to answer a question and my peers giggled as I struggled to answer. I pronounced my R's like W's, which threw my whole pronunciation of the English language into a twist. My previously "adorable" lapses in speech were now affecting me negatively. I was different than the rest of my classmates; I had been born with a speech disorder.

Family is a very important element in the Mexican society. The majority of the family units are large especially out of the big cities and with traditional roles per gender. The Mexican family homes are classified as nuclear, expanded and composite; the nuclear families encompass all those formed by the couple with or without children, or one of the parents with children and represents the 67.6% of the total Mexican family homes. This is the main institution that will cover the basic needs of their members (affective, food, economic, socialization) and within it certain socially expected patterns of behavior.

Our differences, no matter how we tie them together, raise another issue in Blanco’s life and in everyone’s life: family. This is an issue everywhere, whether one has an adoptive, mixed, half, semi-normal, lack-of-a, or a nuclear family, family influences everyone, it unites us in humanity: casts judgment, gives praise, provides support, and frustration. Because even though, Blanco’s relationship with

Familismo. Latino parents expect their children to prioritize family needs over individual needs. Understanding the values within the Latino family is crucial to analyzing family influences on education. Furthermore, understanding Latino cultural values and analyzing how these values either are or aren’t replicated in the high school setting is crucial to understanding the success of the first‐generation Latinain and out of high school. Cultural values which define the family dynamics of Latinos are: familismo (the value of family), comunidad (the value of community), and personalismo (the value of relationship), which are understood as presenting a sense of validation, mentorship, and cultural mirroring when transferred to the university setting (Castellanos & Gloria, 2007). Comunidad or community is defined as a sense of responsibility for one’s community and is closely related to familismo, which is a sense of caring for and being responsible to one’s family and prioritizing family needs over personal ones (Castellanos & Gloria, 2007; Sy & Romero, 2008).

In Mexico, the family remains the most important social institution. Such, is considered to be the main support and protection system among all for Mexicans. Primary ties are structured through blood descent, which comes from the mother’s and father’s sides. Therefore, every person is a member of two family lines. In addition, the “Parentela” or extended family usually includes all the descendants from the grandparents. For this reason, it is normal for a person to have a numerous extended family. According to the CDC, Mexico has traditionally been home to the patriarchal family structure. The father usually works and provides for the family while mothers take care of the household. However, the number of

When assessing the Renee family there is no family structure in their culture because mother nor father is around to help provide care for Renee. The family structure is not an important factor within their culture. However, in the Latino culture having a family structure is important in regards to raising a family. It is important that to have both mother and father in the home because it makes for a stronger bond to formulate amongst the family. Having a strong bond within the family is where the strength is develop from within, this is why the culture is tight-knit and work well together.

As history reveals, economically, Hispanic families often consisted of various children in order to continue the bloodline and to provide the family with free laborers; however, religiously, Hispanics since they are Catholic, they did not believe in contraceptives. Moreover, in many Hispanic households the male was often the head of the household and the woman did not make any decisions; therefore, the men often made decisions in regards to the couples sexual interactions and how many children the woman was to bear—“machismo”. Unfortunately, many Hispanics have continued to pass down their traditional views to today’s generations of Hispanics, which has been adopted alongside of American values and customs. As a result, many Hispanic children have matured confused in regards to what they must believe and

The Sanchez family is a large family that is in need of social services. Each family member has their own needs that are influenced by their culture and environment. It’s important to understand a person or system, their environment, and how they interact; the following examines the

The Mexican culture is very family centered. The extended family is just as important as the immediate family and provides stability within. The

In this chapter, I will investigate the various meanings of familia. The theme of my chosen vocabulary is the language of power and thus it is necessary to compare the power of the magistrate or state official to that of parents in the home. The word derives from the noun ‘famulus’ which means servant or slave (LS 1879). I will be contrasting the use of familia with that of domus as aspects of words connoting power. Saller (1999: p.84) states that familia was never used to mean father, mother, and children as in today’s term ‘family’ as it referred, as we can see from its etymology, to the slave staff of a house.

Brazilian's family values today, has changed over the past few years and these values have encourages to close family ties to remain. The family is a big important role in Brazil because Family comes first to Brazilians. A family gathering is considered as a family and blood relation is less importance. Family structure is valued and close-knit relationships. Brazilian children’s generally live with parents until they are married. Relationship with parents and children provides a mutual affection and respect on discipline. When children married, they often live near the parents. Children are a big contribution to the family unit. In today we can see how modern family differ from a traditional family.