Family Dynamics In The Video, Two American Families
Family can be defined as a basic unit of society that normally consist of parents living within the same dwelling as their children. Across the world there are many different family types and family dynamics including but are not limited to, married couples, single parent households, and LGBTQ+ families. The video Two American Families- PBS follows two different families from Milwaukee Wisconsin are throughout their lives to depict how their families had to change and adapt to overcome problems they faced together. Through the video we follow two families the Neumann’s who are a white family and the Stanley’s, an African American family. Although separated by many factors including race and family size these two families are faced with structural
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Tony Neumann lost his engine making factory job at Briggs and Stratton after the company moved from the Milwaukee factory to a cheaper out of the country manufacturer. After loosing his job his family took a huge economic hit which forced the mother to look for work to try to make up for the loss of income. Mrs. Terry Neumann competes to find work among the many others that are also looking for employment, after searching she finds employment working in a stock warehouse. Although this job makes far less then what her husband was previously paid, it was a job that brought money into the family to help them survive. The loss of income created a structural change within the family. With both Mr. and Mrs. Neumann working it caused a lack of structure within the family because the children started having to provide for themselves more without parents at home always. Without the support system the children were used to present they could have fallen into social problems including drugs, gangs or violence. The effect that unemployment had on this family caused enough stress to make Mr. and Mrs. Neumann question the safety of their marriage and it even involved them questioning divorce. If they were to get a divorce that could cause a family breakdown, problems in health, and
Tony Neumann lost his engine making factory job at Briggs and Stratton after the company moved from the Milwaukee factory to a cheaper out of the country manufacturer. After loosing his job his family took a huge economic hit which forced the mother to look for work to try to make up for the loss of income. Mrs. Terry Neumann competes to find work among the many others that are also looking for employment, after searching she finds employment working in a stock warehouse. Although this job makes far less then what her husband was previously paid, it was a job that brought money into the family to help them survive. The loss of income created a structural change within the family. With both Mr. and Mrs. Neumann working it caused a lack of structure within the family because the children started having to provide for themselves more without parents at home always. Without the support system the children were used to present they could have fallen into social problems including drugs, gangs or violence. The effect that unemployment had on this family caused enough stress to make Mr. and Mrs. Neumann question the safety of their marriage and it even involved them questioning divorce. If they were to get a divorce that could cause a family breakdown, problems in health, and