Brenda Oliver Children &Families in a Diverse Society Professor Deborah Hibbs March 27‚ 2017 As early childhood educators‚ we need to think about the types of families nthat our students come from. Today‚ it is not the norm for families to be mom‚ dad and child‚ families can be described many ways. We have single parent families‚ mom or dad‚ grandparents raising grandchildren‚ gay and lesbians raising children domestic and adopted from another country and multicultural families‚ some bilingual
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Changes in Family Structure During the past few decades there have been major changes in the structure of the family. A family used to be represented by a married couple with children‚ generally of the same race and living under the same roof. The traditional family was known for its stability and unmarried people were considered to live a life of loneliness. Numerous people today still believe that the nuclear family is the best for raising children and even the media and television portray
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article describes how today’s family structure is increasingly different than the stereotypical family consisting of two parents two children. Oswald discusses changing roles in the household‚ and how pluralistic structures of family are replacing monolithic ones. This is reflected in advertising‚ which increasingly caters to a fragmented family with more individualized adds. Oswald discusses changes in the workforce that support the idea of a pluralistic family structure. With more women working overtime
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The Blended Family Structure Blended families are becoming increasingly more prevalent‚ currently accounting for 4.5% of all families with children in Australia (Australian Institute of Family Studies 2012.) A blended family‚ in its most basic sense‚ is a couple family where there are at least two children‚ of whom one is the natural child of the couple‚ and one of whom is a step child of either member of the couple (Australian Institute of Family Studies 2002). The formation of a blended
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Indian Family The word ’family’ is derived from the Latin word ’familia’ which means household. In India‚ there are joint family structures as well as the concept of nuclear family. The concept of joint family has been in our society for quite a few generations now. This is quite common‚ especially‚ in villages and also in cities. In India‚ people learn the essential themes of cultural life within the bosom of the family.The most widely desired residential family unit is the joint family‚ ideally
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Family structure is very important throughout the Igbo tribe. The structure includes nuclear and extended family settings‚ how the men of the tribe practiced polygamy‚ and the roles of the mother‚ father‚ and the children. In the story Things Fall Apart Okonkwo had a nuclear family structure this included himself‚ three wives‚ and their children. The extended family structure includes a variety of family members such as grandparents‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ nephews‚ nieces‚ in-laws‚ and the immediate family
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of the structure family Since the industrial revolution‚ a new economic paradigm has created a new social behavior based on accelerated production and consumption that is constantly evolving. Due to these cultural changes‚ family structure has been changing. In effect‚ we can see how the family system at the present time‚ regarding the past‚ has significant differences in terms of structure and family functioning. Therefore‚ throughout the text will be exposed the different kinds of family that have
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Family structures and roles We use the word role today meaning a function or part played in life. As a member of a family or a work situation the roles we have in life depend on the situation we are in at the time. I myself am a wife‚ a mother‚ a daughter‚ a care assistant‚ a student and a friend. As you can see I have many different roles in my everyday living. The main role in my life will be the role within my family unit. This project will look at the roles of members in a family unit and how
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I believe one significant problem in today’s society is the breakdown of the family structure. The breaking down of the family structure can lead to many things‚ such as: succumbing to negative peer pressure‚ and disconnection of the family. Being a high school student I have witnessed many fellow students succumb to negative peer pressure. Students who have such great potential to go anywhere in life they want‚ instead choose to drink‚ or waste their life on drugs. I have learned to stand up for
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2010 Social Changes in Family Desmond Tutu once stated‚ “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you‚ as you are to them.” This statement cannot be truer with regards to my family. Growing up in a close family is something that I will always cherish and something that both my parents were able to do as well. My nuclear family consists of my dad Rick who is 54‚ my mom Debbie who is 51‚ my sister Mary Rose who is 17 and me I am 21. We are a very close family‚ in fact we lived right
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