The Importance Of Family Culture

The “Westerners” are the majority of the reason that Sherpas have to put their lives on the line and most of the time the Sherpa’s do not even want this job; most Sherpa’s are apart of the climbing industry to do simple things like: sending their children to school, putting food on the table, and supporting their families. Schaffer constantly argues that “Without the hard work of the Sherpa porters, it would be largely impossible for Americans and Europeans with slightly above-average physiology, and well above-average disposable income to scale the world’s tallest mountains” (217). Schaffer believes that the quality of life one may encounter whether it is on or off the mountain should not be determined by whether one’s job is to climb a mountain or a choice. When the Sherpas do not return home their family are often left in massive debt, a loss of a supportive income and a loved one-which is a nightmare for the families. The “Kathmandu-based insurance company will

To begin, the family unit played a huge role in the formation of the American identity. After all, “We the People” are what made up and are ever shaping the American identity. One of the simplest ways this happens is through a family. A family is a cornerstone on which everyone builds their identity. Culture is passed down through parents as they teach their children the trade of their family. Trade in its simplest form refers to a job, while on a more dynamic level it is morals. Carrying on a family trade job displays a strong tie to family identity. While morals play a bigger role in what seems to be the background. Morals passed down from parents to children create a common foundation on which they will build their family. This in its self was a major catalyst in the formation of the American identity.

Family identity is important to develop who they will be in the world, a family's values, goals and vision help build a strong foundation that will mold someone into a productive member of society. Family relationships are the building blocks that lead to strong moral values. Respect, honesty and trust are all developed with family members. The stronger the bond in the family, the stronger the moral values will be as a person grows up. If the family doesn’t have strong values, skills will develop based off the environment. This can be a tough thing to learn, not

Family is very important in my culture. The ideal family has a mom and dad who are married to each other. Families who are different are usually expected to be looking for a way to achieve a parent partnership or looking for a way to achieve the look of a parent partnership. Children are supposed to be raised to be self-reliant and contributing members to society. Most children are sent to school to learn how to fit in with the rest of the culture. Those children who don't go to school are looked at differently by the rest of the culture. Children are supposed to be reasoned with, so they can become responsible adults; however, many parents discipline by taking away privileges. Children are supposed to be taught to be responsible for their actions.

A famous actor, Michael J. Fox once said, “Family is not an important thing it is everything”. In the same way, family will be with one through hard times and love one no matter what. The two stories that best prove family is the cultural element that informs the way individuals view others and the world are Two Ways to Belong in America and By Any Other Name. The impact family has on cultural perspective can be clearly seen when one views the teachings, names, books, and tradition. However, family might not always be the best cultural element, because family may disappoint one or not help them. Despite this, family will still be there for their children at difficult times to help them get through their struggles. Family is the cultural

The human race is guided through their lives by the past experiences of others; the survival of a species is dependent of the tales passed down. The tales of climbing are also passed down and to the ones that don’t make it, the deepest condolences go out to their families in rough times. To the guides and Sherpas of the Everest disaster who periled, they made the climb possible for twenty five others who were on the slopes. The guides and sherpas of any expedition deserve a lot of respect for the amount of expertise they share with the other climbers. To do this, sources such as Jon Krakauer’s book, Into Thin Air, personal websites of guides themselves, Tibet Travel, a source explaining the importance of Sherpas, and more will be used to highlight

Sherpas are a crucial part of the expeditions that take place on Mount Everest. Sherpas grew up in a high elevated town, so they help climbers with Everest's altitude because their body can handle it better than regular climbers. Also, they carry supplies, so the climbers can focus on surviving climbing Everest. There are people that think sherpas are just the poor people of our third world country, but that is not true. They are people just like us, good, bad or right in the middle, like most people.

I believe the culture in Utah places great emphasis on the family unit. Families strive to find ways to spend time together in order to strengthen those relationships. Strengthening family relationships provides a secure foundation for school aged children. According to Brooks (2013), “family game times and reading books together bring families closer together and establish greater feelings of emotional security in children” (p. 294). When I moved to Utah several years ago, I noticed how many families have time set aside one night each week for family time. I have also discovered that families put great emphasis on reading together as a family and make weekly trips to the library. These activities will strengthen relationships and give children

Now, some traditions may be very different even opposite at times, as humans we do still share many common interests and normally a common goal. No matter the religion, the customs, or the practices, every good parent strives to feed and shelter their children. Family is of upmost importance to human beings, and a family can come in all shapes and sizes. Adults want to work and earn a living to provide for their families and children seek knowledge through education. Safety and health are top priorities for families as they are both vital to human survival. Growth and productivity is a shared value among the races and throughout cultures.

Sherpas are faced with many dangerous situations while assisting climbers hike Everest. In the article , “Exploiting The Sherpas” , Billie Mandelbaum says , “ Sherpas are placed in dangerous situations so that wealthy , novice climbers can summit the world's most famous and romanticized mountain” (1). Sherpas also face the dangerous weight they have to carry for the wealthy climbers.

Michael Halloran (2004) proposes that culture as a diverse and complex system of shared and interrelated knowledge, practices and signifiers of a society, provides structure and significance to groups within that society which subsequently impact the individual’s experience of their personal, social, physical and metaphysical worlds (p.5). Halloran (2004) theorizes that cultural maintenance is key to increasing the health and well-being of Aboriginal Australians whereby he suggests that culture provides collectively validated ways to think of and value oneself, further arguing that culture helps to suppress fundamental human existential anxieties about social isolation produced by our mortality awareness. Emile Durkheim (Marks, 1974) identifies anomie as being without law or norms, similarly, D.J Spencer (2000)

Before referring to the impact of culture on families, I will say that culture is known as knowledge, art, beliefs, law, morals, customs and all habits and skills acquired by man not only in the family but also to be part of a society as a member that is. It is also defined as a set of ideas, behaviors, symbols and social practices learned from generation to generation through life in society. The family is defined as a group of people linked by blood, marriage, or adoption; usually centered on a married couple, their dependents, and relatives. Although there have also been non-traditional families made up of people who are not linked by blood or marriage and are now found more frequently in many regions of the world.

My family history is rather unclear and unexplored. I do know that my maternal grandmother was adopted. My paternal side is said to be Italian. I come from an English speaking family. The geographic range is also unexplored and limited to western Pennsylvania. I grew up in the small town of Nolo, Pennsylvania. I can recall moving from one house to another but within the same county. I did change school districts one time. I would consider this to be very stable. Currently, I reside in Indiana county where I grew up. I have been married for six years and have a two year old son that will soon be a big brother. My wife and I built a home within the same geographical location as our parents. My spouse was also raised in a stable nuclear style family structure.

While looking upon my personal culture and my family’s culture in an attempt to find appropriate dishes for this assignment, it became apparent to me that I have no definite culture. Whereas I have lived in Canada my whole life, my family’s background has engaged me in varying cultures, though I have never felt truly attuned to one culture. On the other hand, my father is a first generation Canadian, his parents both from Scotland. Though aware of my Scottish origins and my grandparents’ migration to Canada, Scottish culture has never been explicitly celebrated amongst those in my family. Furthermore, my family previously migrated from Ireland during the Irish famine, resulting in Irish culture to also represented in my family’s culture. Variously, my mother’s side of the family has lived in Canada for many generations, but I do not consider myself as being authentically Canadian. Accordingly, throughout my childhood, I was never encouraged to celebrate an explicit culture. Furthermore, religion was never prominent in my life either, as my parents decided against baptizing any of my siblings and me, as per the family tradition, because they wished for us to have religious freedom. However, because of the rest of my family’s religion, as well as my background, my family has always celebrated Christian holidays, though I have never been to church for a reason other than a wedding. I find that without any cultural ties from my family’s history and practices, that the culture I

Family is the initial force of security for human personality and vital characteristic in their survival, security, health, schooling and growth. Family brings a sense of emotional bonding, socialization and care. Family values include ideas like: respect for parental authority, stability in marriages, chastity before and outside marriage and care for the elderly.