Essay On Family Stereotypes

Our society, wow, what a concept in itself. Can I tell you a quick story Prof. Hampton? I have had the opportunity to be associated with every class of people this country has to offer. Parents play such a huge role in determining what their kids are going to do in America. I have had wealthy lawyer, doctor friends and associates absolutely insist their children will go to the best colleges, earn well over $250,000 dollars a year and that is it. The son or daughter had no choice in the outcome of their own lives. I would usually shake my head in agreement and say good for you for being so proactive in your child’s life. At a later time, I would talk to the child and ask them what they wanted to do, and depending how brainwashed they were tell me the truth. Most had no desire to be a doctor or lawyer like their mother or father because they had to live without parents growing up because they were so consumed by their careers. When I would ask them what they wanted to do, they would say things like Interior Design, own a bakery, or learn heating and air conditioning. Family ego plays such a major role in the more affluent families.
I have also been on the other side of the
Both of my grandfathers worked in steel mills around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the industrial age when the infrastructure of America was created. The next phase in our country was the computer age that appeared to make people extremely wealthy overnight. This in itself changed the thinking of our parents to believe that had they gone to college they would have been part of the computer boom and living on easy street. As real numbers show, over the past 15 years so many people rushed to go back to school for degrees that have now saturated the marketplace. I remember when having a Bachelor’s degree meant something to an employer whereas, now a Doctorate degree is the new Bachelor’s