In my opinion, some families today are no longer able to adequately meet the needs of their members. In today’s society, there are many instances where women, youths and children are in a horrible state of living. They are being abuse and maltreated by their own irresponsible parents or spouse. Not meeting their basic needs is considered as neglecting them. Neglect is a type of abuse where individuals fail to meet the basic needs of their dependent person. Victims of neglect are usually children, people with disabilities, and frail older adult. It occurs when a clean environment is not provided. In some cases, parents may even withhold or deny basic needs such as food water or clothing. Personal care medical care, education, and attention and love may also be denied or withheld. They may knowingly neglect their dependent or unintentionally neglect the person because they are unable to provide adequate care. For example, when a parent work too much and do not pay any attention to their children’s needs, like going to the doctor because of a tooth ache or any injury and pain, he/she is already abusing them. Looking into a bigger picture, there are many other issues of abuse that are happening in our society. For instance, the rate of abortion and women abuse are getting higher. I believe that those problems and many others are effect of a poor family relationship. Base on the meaning of family, it is the smallest and basic unit of society, however family is also the beginning of the society. Children who are considered as the fruit of the family are the ones who replace the older generation. If a person has a very strong personality, we can infer that there are many reasons why he/she has that kind of personality. If all children were brought up the way they’re supposed to be, our society would be in a good shape, but because there are many difficulties that are happening in our…
During his childhood, the son faces exposure from two very different parents. One of which believes in the preservation of life and moral values, whereas the mother believes in self-destruction and inconsideration towards everyone. Overall, the father has the most profound impact upon the son. Through their southward journey, the father and son share several successful and horrible experiences together. Throughout occasions such as narrowly escaping death from cannibals and plundering an underground bunker, the father and son have grown a strong, loving bond. Unfortunately, this developing relationship does not last forever, due to the father’s terminal illness. After his inevitable death, a stranger graciously offers salvation to the lost son. This salvation comes in the form of a loving, holy community that graciously takes the son in as their own. The 8-year-old boy, manages the unthinkable – survival. The son owes his survival entirely to his father. In a post-apocalyptic world where resources are few and far between, protecting the son from all levels of threats, so that the son can one day become self-sufficient, is nothing short of…
In conclusion, I do believe that the weakening in families is one of the primary causes to America’s societal problems. Families lack discipline, parenting, communication, and so much more. The advancement of technology has damaged our focus on the meaning of enjoying a family. Laws ordain have cause a support to the injustice of children and limit the amount of discipline a child needs. There are proposals to solve these issues and strengthen families so that the issues America faces today can decrease due the stability of families.…
Juxtaposition of another story (revealing her past): the father threw himself at the carriage to save a child and died (sacrifice)(choice is wrong??)-> the child nuns are sent away by Mother Superior…
Parents can cause serious problems in their children’s lives without intending to do so, a child can be called upon to repair a loss in his or her parent’s life and it effectively has a negative impact on the children. This is a apparent theme in the two stories “Two Kinds,” by Amy Tan and “The Rocking Horse Winner,” by David Lawrence. Whether the aspirations are from the death of a family member, as in “Two Kinds,” or a financial situation as in “The Rocking Horse Winner,” the effects are shown to be too much for a child to handle, causing a feeling of pressure to fill the void. This can rob them of a happy childhood and ruin the relationship with their parents, ultimately causing psychological problems or even death.…
As individuals, we are each are unique in more ways than can we can even begin to list Because of this, family members don’t always get along and disagreements can be expected. Family cohesion is important. Families who have healthy levels of cohesion emotionally interact with one another and find the unspoken balance that supports us when we want our very own individual independence and in the same hand we can continue to maintain our family togetherness. Healthy family cohesion is not only strength, but a resource for families that will assist them in facing the daily challenges of family life. This system helps with assisting in maintaining a healthy marriage, and in providing a nurturing environment for all the children if present within the family. Family members from…
Father and Son The relationship between a father and his son, are supposed to be one of the strongest relationships there is. The father is a role model and provides for his son the best he can, while the son helps the family, and makes his parents proud. Usually, this is not the case, nowadays, the son tends to be lazy, while the father stresses himself out. Or, the father leaves the family, which forces the mother to step up to provide income, making the son the "man" of the family.…
The Philippine society households are accepted arrangements where respect and love for parents and older family members are taught and expected of the children. They are very close to each other and they also live about an hour apart from each other in America. They financially and physical take care of each other. They take in their family members if they are having difficulties. Caring for others is a complex skill which is learned throughout the development stages of the Filipino personality (Enriquez, 1994). Family members assist in financially funding family members that are in…
Every family has its fair share of problems whether it be cultural or generational. Many families could just solve their problems and be fine with it, but many families cannot cope with work pressures, financial inconsistencies, divorce, maybe even the children of the household. But there is one thing that a family compromises of, and that is hope. In today’s modern era, family has a completely different meaning to it than past generations. Family can consist of anyone, blood related or not. Family now, is not the typical husband, wife and children, it much more different than that. Even if family does not carry the same meaning as it did in the past, that does not mean values are not carried throughout…
his mother's indecency and lack of respect for his father, and decides her actions will not lead to…
There was a time in the past when being fatherlessness was far more common than it is today, but death was to blame, not divorce, desertion and out-of-wedlock births. All of these are choices that are made, not accidents. In theory, divorce need not mean disconnection. In reality, it often does. According to the Men’s Resource Network, from 1980 to 2011, the number of children living apart from their biological father rose from 21 percent to 53 percent. Of those children, Forty percent have not seen their father in at least one year. And, Fifty percent have never set foot in their father’s home. That leaves 10%----well guess what? Those 10% never meet their fathers at all. Men are not biologically as attuned to being committed fathers as women are to being committed mothers. Growing up without a father may be a root cause of many social ills—from crime to academic failure. If we truly love our children and have hope for a better nation, we must take immediate steps in addressing this problem. Our…
Imagine growing up without knowing your father while your friends may have hardworking loving fathers at home. Just thinking about that alone can traumatize a child for a while. Fatherlessness is a problem society should take action to address.…
In history, it has been proven that family is one of the most strong and powerful bonds that can be created. With any bond, everyone plays an essential and necessary role to provide a stable foundation. With each role being so serious, what happens when a family member doesn’t live up to the responsibilities? There are many factor that can lead to this problem. Gail Godwin, author of "A Sorrowful Women", tells the life of a family in which the mother fails at mother and a wife. Godwin uses the events in the family life to give detailed characterization and a feminist theme.…
In my family, by being closely knit. we can very well show one special quality of us Filipinos. Also, showing our hospitality to our friends & visitors.…
Filipinos are known to be food lovers. Food is linked with its culture and tradition. In Filipino family, food accounts for 43 percent of total expenditure (Palma, 2005).…