The Social And Cultural Profile Of The Family

Families in the world are very different. They come in different shapes and sizes, it can be based on different kinds of relationship, but what all families have in common that it is made of people you love and care. Over past 20 or more years families in the world has changed the most than it has changed in all history. Of course changes in the families are different among cultures and religions. It seems that United States, Canada and Northern Europe families has changed the most, now Nuclear families are dominating there, when in Asia Extended families still takes a greater number. In the richest places in the world numbers of same sex marriages,

My social analysis group consisted of my guardians, my mother and Step Dad. I decided to use this certain group of people because they are very close to me, it would be interesting to look deeper into the interactions of my family and to watch the changes over time. While analyzing my social group I looked at their morals, values, body language as well as actions with and without each other. Beginning with my Mother, she is a very selfless person who is very family oriented

Modern families are becoming more of a norm in today’s society as more and more children are being raised in non-traditional families. The ever-changing arrangement of he family unit in the Unites Stated has altered the lives of many children. With the continued increase of children being born to unmarried parents, the adoption of children by homosexual couples and divorce rates rising, we are seeing a rise in third party individuals seeking visitation and custody rights. These third parties include foster parents, step parents, siblings, same sex partners and other relatives who at one point or another may have played a significant part in the child’s life.

The "modern family" is a controversial topic that many disagree on. Some think that today's modern family is bad and should be more traditional, with family values of the past, while, on the other hand, some believe that the modern family, full of technology and evolving family values, is a good thing and should be celebrated. These opinions about the modern vs traditional family style are not as important as the four main components of a family. These components are the ability to take the idea of marriage/a relationship serious when considering starting a family, a supportive and beneficial parent-child relationship, a financially stable standing, and the ability to allow children to make their own decisions about things like political issues. I feel that if these four parts of a family are not met, then the family will fall apart, which is what we see a lot of in today's age. Whether it be financial situations that drive a couple apart, a hurtful parent-child relationship, over-sheltering of a child so that they follow their parents beliefs and values without question, or the couple does not take their marriage seriously when considering starting a family, meaning they do not openly discuss all of the above situations, financial or how to raise a child.

Have you ever heard of a country named Burma? Well, it belongs to Asia and it’s known with the names of Birmania and Myanmar. During the 19th century it faced terrible changes when its leader Aung San was murdered. This entailed to a new military regimen that only caused chaos among the citizens of the once democratic nation. However, the daughter of the former leader would stop the oppression.

According to one of the Burmese Christians who fled the country, Myanmar is no longer safe for them. The same person said there were people who were either killed or thrown in prison for their faith, TRT World relays.

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

1. In the world there are many different family structures and dynamics that exist. The book uses a circle to help readers understand the dynamic structure between parent and child, parent and marital relationship, and child and marital relationship. Different cultures have different family dynamics, along with changes in their environment. For example, during the great depression many people moved from small farms to cities in hopes of better pay jobs; technology has also changed the family dynamic because many parents are relying on television to help raise their kids than ever before. Adult lifestyles have also changed drastically over the decades, leaving many adults single than ever before. The book gives this rise in single adults to the fact that more and more adults are waiting to get married.

My name is Stephanie Estrine, I come from a multi-cultural family. My mother was a proffesional ballet dancer from Belarus and my father was born and raised in New York then moved to Florida. I speak two languages one which is English and the other Russian around my mom and her mom, I am taking Spanish1 in my school. My mom is a Russian Greek Orthodox and my dad is Jewish. We celebrate different holidays and Eastern and Western traditions.

The Structure of the American family has changed drastically. There actually isn’t much of a “structure” anymore to families. The social norm of what used to be in the 50’s where the man was the only person to work and the women stood home and kept up the home and children. Couples got married young and didn’t have children out of wedlock. It was almost like most family followed the same structure. The 50’s doesn’t seem like it was chaotic as it is today with couples working multiple jobs at different times and families never being together with each other at the same time and so many hobbies, sports, and extracurricular things going on with each family. The biggest thing that comes to my mind that has changed completely is that even growing

Every family has a different culture. Whether the culture is about religion, or within the immediate family, every family has a different outlook. Laney and her family have discussed what their culture is. Culture includes what the family does on a daily basis and traditions. On a daily basis Laney keeps in touch with her family. She calls her parents daily to talk about what has happened in her life, and her parents also call her to catch up. Laney has 1 sister who she was very close with growing up. Now that her sister is married and living with her husband, their traditions have changed. Instead of seeing each other every day they now make a point to meet up. Some traditions that Laney has with her family is spending the holidays together, making trips up to her grandparent’s farm and making time for family lake trips.

For most of its history, Myanmar (also known as Burma) has had its destiny shaped by external influences. Colonialism, poverty, civil war, brutal dictatorships, and more have determined Burma’s rocky history. In the late 1940’s beloved Burmese general Aung San negotiated Burma’s independence from British Rule. He was assassinated only months after. A coup organized by the military in 1962 relegated the country to harsh dictatorship.

It is important to look at the effect a family has on a society from multiple angles. You must see if they contribute positively or negatively from multiple fronts (I feel like you could make this into 1 sentence). Some of these fronts include religion and social standing, as well as how they contribute to their society’s growth. In New England and the Chesapeake areas, the role of family played a major part in the judicial and societal order, which evolved from only supporting men and ignoring women to that recognizing women in a limited way (I slightly reworded your thesis, just a few tweaks. Feel free to change it back if you liked it better the other way). Maybe throw in a transition sentence to come after your thesis and finish the paragraph and tie into the next one.

A poet once said “In the traditional family structure of Persia ... one simply cannot discard close relatives just because one does not like them; rather one has to accommodate them, make allowances and accept them, like misfortune” Shusha Guppy. Growing up in collectivism family I have been cultured to put my family first regardless of the relationship and the situation. The theory that I have chosen to work with this population is Strategic Family Therapy. In this particular theory we are interested to help identify the experiences through communication and how family relates to the social environment. In therapy we are focused on changing the problem in the room because this theory is non-historical approach.

The family structure determines where you derive from and provides a sense of who you are. The typical family structure is perceived as a father and a mother, two children, one boy and one girl, and a pet. The typical family description described above is still promoted and expected to be the “dream family.” Author Meyerhoff, “While the nuclear family with Dad, Mom, and offspring happily coexisting beneath one roof-remains the ideal, variations in family structure are plentiful and often successful” (Meyerhoff). Meaning that a lot of families are remarried spouses with prior children and more common in the last decade same sex marriages. So, do these nontraditional families have the same qualities? Personally, I would think so. After