American Family History

MODERN HISTORY CHANGES THE FAMILY

In the last ten years of American history, there have been many milestones, events, and trends that have shaped American history. Not only did it shape history, but it changed how the American family lived. Examples such as the 9/11 attacks and new technological advancements have prompted serious and emotional conversations among family members and is considered important to cultural historians on how to understand the current mythologies of family. Aside from the ideal decade of the 1950s, the idea of family has changed in the twenty-first century because of new trends and recent events that set to define what family is really about. One event in the last ten years that most people would think about
However, tragedy has always struck any school in the United States. Examples of school tragedies were the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and the Virginia tech shootings in 2007. Average students pushed to the limits suddenly create a national uproar and tragedy ensues. These events led families to keep a closer eye on their children and their activities. Cultural historians should note that incidents at school could define how families raise their children and how it could affect others. In television shows, school is envisioned as a utopia with different social statuses getting along. In reality, cool people reign while the intelligent students are at the bottom, which creates hatred and a loss of self-esteem. So parents better be aware of who their children hang out
Cell phones, computers, television, etc. are changing every year. For example, when the cell phone was introduced, it was big and looked very unusual. But, as the years progressed, the cell phones became more smaller, slick, and stylish. Now cell phones offer texting and internet service with videos and GPS navigation. These Apple IPhones are the newest trends in technology and everyone in the family has one and it will soon be in every ones hands. However, it will soon die out and a new, faster, and smarter phone will arise one day. Everybody in the family has a cell phone to stay in touch with each other have information if something is urgent, or seal business deals. Computers have changed also for families not just for the internet and e-mail but also the web cam is becoming popular. Fathers or sons in the army now use web cams to talk to their family when serving their country. Web cams can also be used for other more romantic purposes or last moments. Television, technologically, has changed the American family as well. New features such as On-Demand and TiVo is growing rapidly but the cost is growing higher and choices are more this time around. However, advancement in technology has brought families together and sometimes can tear them apart. Mythologies of families such as the dad going to work, mom staying at home, and the kids at school. Everything is changing and everyone must