The Cultural Aspects Of Family

There are different types of families, and what one may consider to be part of a family, another might not. For instance, not everyone believes a pet is part of a family, while others may treat their pets as their own biological children. Family is often defined as “any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and cousins” (“Family,” 2016). This paper will synthesize information regarding my family, including my personal family genogram, my family artifacts, and analysis of my family dynamics, which will discuss family roles, cultural aspects values and beliefs, and other components of family. Also, this paper will examine the impact of family of origin in terms of how I would approach other family systems

According to chapter eight’s introduction “family forms are historically and culturally constructed in a global context.” (pg. 433) This means that families are often influenced by social structures within their own society and globally. Families often reinforce existing relationships of power and thusly often reflect the society from which they originate. In the United States we tend to have a very cookie cutter notion of what makes the “normal” family. As we have learned families are a product of their environment to expect all families in the U.S. to have similar characteristics is ridiculous as, in fact American society is very diverse. The stereotypical American family is with a married female mom and male dad who love each other. They are likely Christian and will have two happy and healthily children and they will all live together in nice suburban home in relative finical security. The mom will do most of the household chores and her husbands career will be more important then her own. She will, of course, accept all of these things and happily dedicate her like to the wellbeing of her family. I would like to argue that this stereotypical ideal is almost never realistic. In order to navigate day-to-day life in the U.S. we each must weave our way through a complicated net of intersectionality that ensures some degree of inequality or privilege for everyone involved. In the documentary Tough Love we saw this demonstrated. Patrick a white male with a history of drug

Family, as Macionis states (2015), is a social institution found in all societies that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children. The family is therefore a micro-level society where individuals can experience socialization, emotional support, and financial security. The behavioral direction and philosophies a family will apply in their livelihood is influenced by the macro-level society (nation, village, culture). For example families that developed in westernized civilizations may be more attuned to follow the principles of monogamy, placing their children in an institution, social placements of traditional gender roles and other social inspirations; nevertheless, families formed in particular eastern

To acknowledge and understand the diversity of childrearing beliefs and practices among families, we must first acknowledge and understand our own beliefs and practices. Children are very diverse people who have been raised a specific way and must understand that they are vastly different from others. It is important that “helping” professionals show their students compassion, support, and understand the many different family and cultural backgrounds.

“Family refers to a collection of people, related to each other by marriage, ancestry, adoption, or affinity, who have a commitment to each other and a unique identity with each other. This collection forms an economic unit. The adults in the collection have varying degrees of responsibility for young

Biological or non-biological connections between families in all societies are what make kinships. Whether one has been raised in a biological family or non-biological family, kinship means one is still oriented to the family they have. In a story where two babies were born in the same hospital, they were switched at birth. These two women grew up in non-biological families, but still consider their non-biological family a family. There are many disagreements whether non-biological kinships are actually real families.

My household is a mixture of two very different cultures, Hispanic and German. My father’s side of the family originates from Germany, although we do not have many ties to the culture and traditions. Instead, there is a large focus on family and community. My father grew up in a small town in Minnesota and brought those beliefs with him. My mother is Hispanic but does not come from a traditional Hispanic household. Her father was military so they were required to move around a lot, especially around the east coast. Therefore, my mom, and consequently my siblings and I, have always been disconnected from her immediate family and relatives. We don’t speak Spanish and don’t look like what people assume a stereotypical Hispanic from Mexico should

There are many ways in which humans compose themselves and their relationships, but the family is the primary social structure in which people organize themselves, and raise their children (Berger 1998, p. 21). The traditional opposite sex, two adults and their offspring – the nuclear family, remains the dominant family type throughout the world, however, it is only one type of family structure that sociologists discuss. In pre-colonial Australia, the Aboriginal people lived in complex extended family groups (Bessant & Watts 2007, p. 163), in Western Africa the Ngoni practice polygamy, and in Burma the Nayar have separate dwellings for males and females (Hendrix 1975, p. 131). In Western developed countries, the family has undergone diverse

My family mainly originates from the U.K, predominantly Ireland. Both sets of my Grandparents are mainly Irish but they more than likely have English and Scottish ancestry as their parents were from the U.K which consist of Ireland, Scotland, and England. I myself like to think of myself as Irish because, well, let’s be honest, the Irish are pretty cool. This fondness of Ireland helped me determine what images to use to represent my heritage and culture, these images consist of the Irish flag, Shepard’s Pie, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, and a rainy forest. I choose these images because I thought they portrayed how I perceive my culture and heritage, beginning with the guitars. My Mother’s side of the family holds a lot of musicians who played stringed instruments such as the fiddle, banjo, or guitar. I myself play guitar and love stringed instruments, especially ones in a traditional orchestra like double bass, cello, and violins, I also really like folk music which primarily originates from Ireland.

In the article “Families” by Andersen and Taylor, the authors take an in-depth look at the subject of families, the foundations of families, the evolution of families over time, and the growing changes society has done to the institution of family. They clarified extensively how families today are not just blood related. They can be composed of adoptive relatives, step siblings and roommates who might share the same household with you. The authors point out how there are many ways of finding families in today’s society. Some families live with the typical mother and father, but others live with their grandparents, only one parent, parents of the same-sex and parents whom are not legally married. This growing changes to families is evicted

Family is a very complex term that can be defined in many ways. A family can be simply defined as a group of people who are related to each other and live together in the same household. According to the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (2004, p. 5), a family is defined as two or more persons who share resources, share responsibility for decisions, share values and goals, and have a commitment to one another over time. The two definitions that were presented clarified the vast complexities of its meaning. The term family can be defined in many ways; however, they all share the same concept and theories of structure and function within the family system. Families in reality, similar to its complex meaning, differ in various ways as well. The elements that cause families to differ from another could be due to culture, parent’s marital status, religion, and social class. Families may differ; however, they share many common elements within the Family Systems Theory and the Family Circumplex Model. All families share common elements such as, family roles, alliances, conflicts, systems and interaction patterns, strengths, cohesion, flexibility and challenges.

A family is a word which is defined by one’s personal experiences and emotions. Family means bliss for one and dolor for another person. Socially, a family is defined by reciprocal relationships in which persons are committed to one another (Halter, 2014). This paper outlines the analysis of four generations of Batths’ and Boparais’ families and their relationships, health conditions, traditions, and structures based on information gathered in an interview with Mandeep Batth, a third generation member of both families. She defined family as everything for her and isn’t about blood relations one has. This fascinating

Society is composed of many elements based on values, traditions, cultures, government’s policies etc.; and family is one of the main basic ingredients, forming the society. Therefore, as the society changes its element, family is also forced to change the flow of life. Yet, during the past 50 years, our society has undergone big social transformations which are seen as “dramatic and unparallel changes” or a “veritable revolution”. Thus, the two basic forms of family, the extended family and the

A family is a basic unit in society that consists of blood related persons living together. However, this definition is not totally applicable in today’s complementary society due to variations in family relations (Henslin, 2010). Historically, the family structure types were nuclear and extended. The nuclear family consisted of two parents and children. The extended family incorporated grandparents, cousins, auntie uncle and other blood relative. Today, these family types have evolved to include, godparents, single parent families and adopted children (Henslin, 2010).

Family and kin form the basic unit around which societies are organized. People live in families and the members of the family may vary greatly. The family that we are born into is considered our family of origin. The family of origin is important because it is in this family that we begin to understand ourselves and the world by extension. The family of origin is a powerful agent of socialization of the individual. Family of origin may take on many different forms. The family of origin may be a traditional family. The traditional family is often a nuclear family. In the nuclear family, parents live with their immediate children. Other individuals have extended families. Extended families consist of persons who are related by blood. The gender composition of nuclear families is constantly