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    Modern Family‚ a TV show now airing on ABC tells a series funny story of three distinctive families’ daily life. Jay is the father of the first family and he is a retired man‚ but his wife Gloria‚ and his stepson Manny‚ are from Colombia. Jay’s daughter Claire and her husband Pill have three children: Haley‚ Alex and Luke. Their family is often considered the typical American family. Claire’s brother Mitchell lives with his male life partner Cameron and they adopted a daughter Lily from Vietnam

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    The family as the cornerstone of American society between the 17th and 19th century ’’The family has always been the cornerstone of American society. Our families nature‚ preserve and pass onto each succeeding generation the values we share and cherish‚ values that are foundation for our freedoms. In the family‚ we learn our first lessons of God and man‚ love and discipline‚ rights‚ and responsibilities‚ human dignity and human frailty. Our families give us daily examples of these lessons being

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    UNIVERSITY OF PEDAGOGY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH American Studies HANDOUT # 5 THE AMERICAN FAMILY 6.1 Family Structures What is the typical American family like? If Americans are asked to name the members of their familiesfamily structure becomes clear. Married American adults will name their husband or wife and their children‚ if they have any‚ as their "immediate family." If they mention their father‚ mother‚ sisters‚ or brothers‚ they will define them as separate units‚ usually living in separate

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    In the documentary “Two American families” you see the struggle that the two families go through to grasp the American Dream. Their struggles teach us about the difficulty in achieving the American Dream. The documentary Two American Families relates to concept of the American dream‚ and how the two families the Stanley’s and Neumann’s are working for a right to a basic freedom. The Stanley’s and Neumann’s families are just two families hardworking families from the Midwest‚ who are currently going

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    The lack of family structure is one of the major factors that contribute to the crime epidemic in the African American community. Family structure is the way in which the child and or children are raised. The mother and father play a significant role in the growth and development of children. Majority of Hispanic families are traditional. Meaning the family is raised by the biological parents. Compared to the African American family structure in today’s society where the families are not traditional

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    Mexican American family. My Mother is of Mexican descent and I grew up learning many of the beliefs and customs of Mexican American families. However my traditions and cultural identity are not one strictly of Mexican origin because my father is African American. And so while I am of Mexican descent‚ I am‚ because of the way that I look and the way society views me (as an African American woman)‚ more strongly tied the cultures and traditions of African Americans. The Mexican American family is a unique

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    Family Health Assessment Ancy Jacob Grand Canyon University December13‚ 2014 Family assessment is an important device to analyze and to help a family regain their health status prominently. By interviewing them‚ a nurse could get a holistic view on determining the family’s currant health status‚ behavior‚ and their way/ quality of life. For this Assessment‚ an African American family would be chosen to interview‚ and the questionnaire created would help

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    Matthew Davenport PSCH 303 02/21/06 Pre Draft Poverty Destroys American Families My paper is about the effects of poverty on the African-American family. I want to explore how the absence of fathers and adequate finances leads to poor mental health and self-efficacy in low-income neighborhoods. My thesis is that the effects of poverty are the most important social factor that contributes to the academic and economic underachievement of Blacks in America. 1. Anderson

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    Family Life and Alcohol Dependence When asked to think about one’s past childhood recollections‚ some remember times filled with laughter and family bonding memories. However‚ studies have shown that millions of children recall differently. A national household survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2001 showed that more than 6 million children lived with at least one parent that was alcohol dependent (U.S. Department of Health). Alcohol dependence not only affects

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    The Values of an American family The values of the American Family and have changed throughout the centuries; a family has become a very broad description from divorce to the single parent‚ as well as what made up the family. In earlier times the traditional family consisted of a mother‚ father‚ and one or two children‚ with one parent who stayed at home raise the children the other parent out in the work place to provide for the family. The families of today are very different from pre-modern

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