“The Changing American Family”: A Sociological View The families in America are steadily changing. While they remain our most valued and consistent source of strength and comfort‚ some families are becoming increasingly unstructured. In the past‚ the typical family consists of a working father‚ a stay at home mother and‚ of course‚ well-rounded children. Today‚ less than 20 percent of American families fit nicely into this cookie cutter image. American households have never been more diverse
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Both sides of my family are very similar. On my dad side‚ the earliest record is in 1831 of a person names Eldridge Golden. Eldridge grew up in Barbour West Virginia. Ever since then my dad’s family has lived all over West Virginia. They most likely lived there prior to 1831 because my dad is part Cherokee Indian. The Cherokee Indian tribe has been around since the 16th century when European explorers contacted the tribe. Since the initial contact the Cherokee Indians developed their society and
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“Two American Families” The PBS Frontline documentary “Two American Families”‚ produced by Bill Moyers‚ follows two middle class families in Milwaukie‚ one black and one white‚ for over a decade as they struggle to achieve the “American Dream”. This documentary mirrors the struggle of so many American families who work hard and play by the rules‚ yet fall victim in a struggling economy to a series of policy decisions made. The hand of policy ineffectively steered the lives of the two families featured
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The Changing American Family The family is important to people all over the world.Although the structure of the family is quite different from one country another.In the USA‚as in many countries in the world‚the family is changing.A generation or two ago‚the traditional family‚in which the father was bossy‚was customary.Now the modern family‚in which both the father and the mother are equal partners is more common.Although there are several similarities between the traditional
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The average American family has changed a lot over the years. At first‚ the norm of a nuclear family consisted of two parents‚ a woman and a man‚ who were bonded through marriage‚ and their children. The father was usually the one who worked and provided for the family while the mother stayed at home and took care of the house and kids. For centuries‚ this was the way a family was set up. Now‚ the people who make up a family have changed as well as their roles and relationships that create different
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The family is the category that occurred early in the history of mankind; is an important social institution‚ related to the operation of the whole society and each individual. In view of the system‚ a change that institutions will lead to change the system and vice versa‚ the institutions around the family in the social system in general (such as economics‚ law‚ culture...) change also causes varying family. American family is not an exception to this rule. On the positive side‚ mobility‚ extroverted
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art of investigating truth by discussion and logical argument. Socrates started it in the fifth century Before Christ‚ in Athens. Here again it has been used by Brecht in his dramas‚ especially in “The Caucasian Chalk Circle”. Son : I still don’t understand. Father : My son‚ Dialectic is a process whereby contradictions merge to form a higher truth. Son : How do contradictions merge like that? Father : In any situation or discussion‚ when opposite
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does looking at a family provide for storytelling through films? When looking at a family there tends to be a lot of characters: the nuclear family‚ the extended family‚ and the close family friends who are not even blood related. Why would a filmmaker ever choose to work with such a large number of characters and people? The stories that can be told from a family tend to be universal such as‚ love‚ marriage‚ heartbreak‚ hardship and so on. These stories can only exist within a family do to one thing—generations
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In society‚ family always comes first because of the love‚ motivation‚ and trust they hold and fill in our hearts. This type of love and support is needed to escape from suffering and lost hope. For this reason‚ Juniors family was the reason he was able to heal and overcome many obstacles in his life. In the novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ the author shares the life of a young Indian boy‚ Junior‚ who struggles living in poverty and suffers through the loss
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