Three Interviews Essay

With the world being populated by so many people and families, there are several types of people with diverse ethnic backgrounds, culture, and manner of living that are the causes of distinct values within a family. Families that are rich and poor have virtuous family values, however what one may consider as a mediocre family value may seem poor to someone else and vice versa. The purpose of this essay is to address the societal issues amongst our family values and the working class.

    Several changes have occurred since the 1920s in traditional family values and the family life. Research revealed several different findings among family values, the way things were done and are now done, and the different kinds of old and new world struggles.

The concept of values that pertain to a family unit is, in some respects, is just that: a concept. These values are largely inherent, understood on an emotional level, unspoken and passed down through the generations based on personal experience. So, my main values are of unity, determination, collectively working, sharing responsibility and

Values are where my father had the most influence in my adolescent years. The one that he placed above all others were family values. He would tell me that having a happy family life was one of the most important things that a man could have. He was also a man that didn’t practice what he preached. He would always tell us to mind what our teachers said in school and never lie to anyone and not take something that didn’t belong to us. I remember one time I took a candy bar from a store when I went shopping with my mother. I felt so guilty that after we returned home I went to my father and gave him the candy bar and told him what I did. My dad would just look at me and said,” Son I’m disappointed in you, I have taught

Family values are ideals that are learned traditionally in a family and are reinforced within the familial unit. Family values can be very diverse between different cultures. Some of these family values are the way children are raised, discipline, gender roles in the family, and the way families choose to live.

In today’s society, family is often attempted to be organized within a social structure. Within this structure family typically is consisted of mom, dad, daughter, and son. However, many families do not fit into this configuration. These families may include same sex couples, separated or divorced families, extended families, or even blended families. Even though these families may be happy and healthy, to many they are not considered real families. Going along with the topic of imperfect families, both Barbara Kingsolver and Richard Rodriguez try to break down the traditional family structure through their writing. While Kingsolver’s “Stone Soup” and Rodriguez’s “Family Values” explore the ideas of different family structures and traditional American values, “Stone Soup” breaks down what an actual family is like while “Family Values” expresses the value of family in different cultures.

The subject of my interview was Juan Chavay. He was born and raised in small village close to the mountains. The actual name was not mentioned by Juan, but he emphasized on a small, remote village. He came to America in 2009 and has been here since. He is currently trying to achieve citizenship, but is encountering problems with actually achieving it. He has since been here on a work visa, which allows him to stay in the US for an extended period of time. He says he will continue the work he is doing in Mississippi.

Good families have many ingredients that make them function properly. One of these elements is values, or what the family views as important. This helps family members know what is good and bad for them. The article “Celebrating Your Family Culture” states, “Around our household, we constantly say, ‘Well, in our family we believe…and everyone’s family is different.’ I’m sure my son gets tired of hearing this in response to why he can’t have the latest electronic gadget, but I also think hearing this anchors him. Kids want to know where you stand on important issues and what your family values,” (Trudeau). The article tells how even though the family values can annoy a member; it steadies them to know the priorities. Having that clear view can also have other effects on family members. When My Name was Keoko tells how Keoko or Sun-hee saw her uncle and mom value their patriotism. This helped her see that her own patriotism should be strong (Park 11, 32, 33, 93). The family values were very important when the Japanese invaded Korea. They were probably the only Korean thing the people of Korea had. Without them the Koreans would give up and never have their own culture again. Concluding, the values that families have are very

According to Mrs. P, respect for elders, a good education, good family background and connections, religion, and good ethics for society, are values that are held highly within the family’s culture. Education and a highly held position in a career are very important

The story “family values”, is a true story written by Richard Rodriguez. The author covers issues such as Acceptance, Social Standards, sexuality, and religion, culture, and immigration. Rodriguez uses his personal experience to discuss what family values means to every culture, while facing the problems that society stereotypes such as homosexuality, religion, acceptance.

An example of how her family values each other is her description of the conventions and norms of her family. They are thoroughly supportive of one another, attending every graduation, baby shower, birthday, and house warming party. Her father and siblings have burial plots together so that they are never separated. Life is lived with everyone being connected and concerned for not only each person’s well-being, but happiness as well. She says her “relatives form an alliance that represents a genuine and enduring love of family…”

that families can be encouraged to spend more time together and place family values first.

“Another part of the transformation was a shift in values.” (Coontz 46) The traditional definition of family values is “values held to be traditionally held or reinforced within a family, such as those of high moral standards and discipline”. Considering there are many types of families in the world (nuclear, blended, single parenting, etc.), there are also many different types of values made by families throughout the years. What we as people value is personal and we have the ability to do as we wish, but I have come to find that between my family and my friends’ families, the variety of values taught is a lot.

One important concept taught in my family is that family is very important and so is your religion. The family values I learned was that you should always be there for your family members if they need you and that you should always make time to spend with your family members. I also learned my Christian beliefs from my family and from this my moral beliefs also which come from the Ten Commandments.

When thinking about what is necessary to pass on to the future generations, people of different ages and backgrounds consider what is critical to vary. During and after the interview I had with my mother discussing what advice and concepts we want the future generations to know, it was evident how we similarly and differently saw the world. When our answers were the same, it was typical because my mother has instilled what she thinks are important values in me. When our answers where different, however, it could occasionally be blamed on the generational gap between us or the difference in values based on when we were raised. It is evident that my mother and I want the future people of our society to have many of the same qualities we try to exhibit every day.