“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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’s book‚ as well as Rubin ’s research‚ the make up of the family is influenced by many factors. The economy‚ culture‚ education‚ ethnicity/race‚ and tradition all help to create the modern family. The last few decades have heavily influenced the family structure‚ and while some try to preserve the past‚ others embrace the future. Through it all‚ we find you can have both. The first part of Rubin ’s book dealt with "the Invisible Americans." One of the most thought provoking statements from the
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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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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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The differences between Chinese family and American family Abstract：Family is the basic miniature of the social economic activity‚ and it is the basic unit that constitutes the society. The values of the society rely on people’s family values in a large degree. However‚ due to the difference of geographical and historical background‚ religion and belief‚ different nations have their own family values.A clear and direct contrast between Chinese and American family values can bridge over their communication
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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 Different Values Between Chinese Families and American Families Chinese families and American families have big impact in their children’s lives. Chinese families as well as American families value education. Chinese and American family feel family is important to them‚ but they have differences in the way they treat education‚ money‚ and how they treat family. The reason why American families believe education is important for their kids because they‚ as parents are responsible for their children’s
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