Essays on Family Structures

Part 4

A. The impact of being a carer can be felt in many different ways.Complete the table below outlining who is the carer, and the impact to the carer in each of the situations from the scenario. B. Now that Kostas is in the CareShore residential facility, Anna’s care relationship with him has changed. State the current or potential risks for Anna with the change to the care relationship. C: In this scenario, Anna is not visiting Kostas. Outline what you could do to assist Anna to visit Kostas and to participate in the changes and transition of moving ...

Summary of the Article

The research paper "Adolescent Well-Being in Cohabiting, Married, and Single-Parent Families" was produced by Wendy D. Manning and Kathleen A. Lamb in 2003 and published in the peer-reviewed academic Journal of Marriage and Family. The fundamental aim of this study was to examine the well-being of adolescents living in different types of families, including single-parent, cohabiting, and married families, with a particular focus on cohabiting stepfamilies. The authors also thought to assess various socio-economic factors contributing to the well-being of teenagers. The researches performed the study on the basis of "the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to assess ...

Question 1: Demographic Changes in US families

The households in America are undergoing unprecedented changes that can affect the well-being and health of the country. Rapid and crucial variations in the family structures, work, and immigration have taken place. Family trajectories and living arrangements are increasingly complex and varied in the nation. The age of entering into marriage is at its all-time high with cohabitation being the first union option in American society. Due to the rise in the numbers of females in the workforce, many women have resorted to remain unmarried in the US. Also, the rates of remarriages and divorce have risen (Changing Families, ...

Parenting strategies need to change depending on the social, political, and economic circumstances so that children can one day live as adults according to the demands of contemporary circumstantial factors. However, parents face three significant parenting challenges in the modern world, and those challenges include changes in parenting strategies over time, the evolution of family structures, and conflicts with their children during adolescence. Although some of those challenges could be interpreted as consequences of changes in social attitudes, parents need to develop parenting abilities and self-confidence in their abilities to raise children. If those two criteria are met, contemporary ...

Factors at the macro level and micro level influences health care in the United States and other nations of the world. Doctrines and cultural beliefs shape people's perceptions and choices in health matters. Availability and access to resources are also another important positions to monitor.These factors exert influences that can either affect health care positively or negatively. This paper explores the contribution of health clinical providers and the dogmas held in the society in shaping the health care.

Clinical heath providers

In my opinion, the health clinical providers neither reproduce inequality in patient health nor the delivery of health care. However, The ...

Since family has played an important role as one of society’s basic structures, it is important to recognize the factors that are responsible for creating this institution. Some people might argue that a family is a unit connected with genetic factors – that it includes parents, children and other relatives. However, to better understand a family, one must understand that the term ‘family’ is constructed in a social way. The value of family has different meanings in different parts of the world depending on a variety of social and cultural conditions. Even on specific aspects like aging, education, or ...

People are living in the Internet age where there is a lot of media saturation. In essence, there are a lot of digital creations from the televisions, radios, phones, the Internet, and other devices that facilitate social networking. Digital creations such as movies are no longer, for humorous purposes, but incorporate reality shows such as “Keeping up with the Kardashians” which portrays different family interactions. The digital culture through the Internet has rapidly spread the information. In today’s society, you will find television set. Children are exposed to them since infancy. According to Television and Family, television is ...

There are thousands different cultures and societies in the world with each culture, having differences in their practices. Cultures are an integral part of society as they direct the behaviors of the members. Cultural practices vary from one community to the other and also across different regions, although cultures from the same regions tend to have a few similar aspects. In this paper, therefore, our objective is to understand the differences in cultural practices amongst various societies. Emphasis will mainly be on their way of living, political, and economic practices. The aim of this paper will thus be to ...

Discrimination

Discrimination is key factors leading to increased strife in the workplace. Discrimination can take various forms namely age, religious, gender and ethnic. The changing demographics of the employees is the key cause of the discrimination in the workplace in the company. There are various ways in which the front-line supervisors. First, there is a great need for the supervisors to have a good understanding of the applicable antidiscrimination laws. The management needs to provide all the employees with the business related antidiscrimination laws. A Proper understanding of the laws will enhance compliance of the laws by the front-line supervisors ...

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Abstract

Society would like us to see young parents living in squalid environments with children who are dressed in common “criminal attire” and packing firearms. Observations proffer that children from families where the parents started raising their family during their juvenile years have a higher propensity to commit crime compared to children born into families where the parents have already reached adulthood or are more prepared. In this light, the debate centers on the age of the parents as the main factor in having children prone to criminal actions. In this light, the statement would be interpreted that if ...

1.  Executive summary

Sysco Corp (SYY) is the leading foodservice distributor in the world, headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company has achieved gradual growth since it was founded in 1969. Some of Sysco’s growth strategies include acquisitions and developing a wide product line. The company generates its revenues through its four major segments; the Broadline, Specialty companies, International, and SYGMA segments. However, the company is in a dynamic and highly competitive foodservice distribution industry. It is therefore fundamental for Sysco to evaluate the external and industry factors that could affect the growth of the company and constantly come up with ...

The family is an important aspect of the society. Most of the family units we see are nuclear which are composed of mothers, fathers and children. This type of unit still dominates our society today; however, it is not just the type that exists. Families and classrooms today are considered diverse and have different scenarios at home. The challenge that we have today as education professionals is how do we, as classroom managers, make our school diversity friendly for our students?

Montgomery (2001), states that for a classroom to be diversity friendly, a teacher must first, look at their attitudes towards ...

The United States (US) Census Bureau defines a family as a group of two people or more living together and related by marriage, birth, or adoption. Sociologists describe the family as an institution with unique characteristics in relation to the human culture. Researchers, in contrast, define the family depending on the aspect relevant to their findings. The modern world, however, has instigated the formation of other family structures besides the nuclear family. An example of such a structure is the blended family, attributed to the high divorce rate especially in the US. Studies indicate that political, economic, and social situations affect the ...

The term social change refers to an alteration of human behavior. Social changes are caused by several factors, which include technology advancements, urbanization, modernization, ideologies, and politics. The American society has experience a significant change in social values over the past decades. Among these changes are gender equality, technology advancement, increased race relations, and family structure changes. Social changes shape a nation’s principal bodies such as legal, political, religious, and educational institutions. The structural changes in the United States (US) have had considerable impacts its education system; for example, industrialization has contributed to the increase in the educated labor force ...

The Republic of Ireland, more commonly referred to as Ireland occupies five-sixths of the island of Ireland, the second largest island of the British Isles. Its demography, history, geography and culture are unique (see Appendix 1 for scale map).

Ireland, which is to the far west of Europe, is also west of the island of Great Britain. The Republic covers 70,280 of the island’s total area of 84,431 square kilometres. The climate is temperate maritime, modified by the North Atlantic Current which contributes to its mildwinters and cool summers. Because of the high precipitation, the climate ...

Introduction

Aristotle, one of the eminent scholars of the times, has regarded humans as social animals. This is primarily because of the fact that humans are dependent on one another for the fulfillment of their needs and wants. Connecting with other people for the accomplishment of social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and physical needs, is indispensable for an individual. This connection and association forms the very basis of a society. Hence, penning it down in a different way, society is imperative for man. Since the evolution of human civilization, individuals have been living in groups with family being the smallest group and the ...

The topic of telling whether there are similarities or differences between Japan, Korea, and China is very broad. There are notable differences between Korea, Japan, and China, but my major interest is on the similarities of these countries. This is because the countries have a lot of similarities which completely out way the slight differences noted. Therefore, my analysis is based on the similarities that exist between the three countries. There are a variety of differences and similarities that could be clearly cited between Japan, Korea, and china. All these similarities and differences could be perceived as three different societies or ...

How family structure has changed since the 1960's

The twentieth century has gradually witnessed vast transformation in the U.S. family structure in many ways like divorce and marriage rates, childbearing, cohabitation, increase in the rate of working women and sexual conduct. The 1960’s witnessed the concept of ideal marriage which gradually changed with the change in the aspirations and ambitions of people. The then paternalistic society viewed male dominion and suppressed and oppressed the female by limiting them to function the roles to manage the home and the family. The society gradually changed by moving over to egalitarian relationships, independence and aspirations. The financially independent women ...

Part I

C. Discuss Cherlin’s argument for why Americans have both high rates of marriage and high rates of divorce compared to other industrialized nations. Andrew Cherlin reviewed the historical changes while noting that marriage still remained the most common and effective living arrangement for bringing up of children. However, children are more likely to grow up in single-parent families, and to experience instability of families especially minority and poor children. His view why the US has high marriage and divorce rates, which is called family metabolism, is attributed to cultural and economic forces that have continually transformed family ...

In the modern society of today, the world of education encompasses the involvement of many different kinds of families. Diversity has been the ‘buzz word’ for quite some time. Yet educators, theorists, and practitioners are aware that all family types deserve respect. Each family’s structure has a profound effect upon the academic performance and success of each child. Also, their chances for life success is linked to the style and influence of children’s familial background. Several types of family situational structures may include single-parent mothers, single-parent fathers, stepparent families, and a plethora of other kinds of structured family circumstances. ...

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Abstract In the recent past, family structures have become complex, shifting from the traditional form of nuclear family to stepfamilies, foster families, single families and multiregional families. As such, whenever a family member engages in activities of abusing drugs, the impact has different effects. Substance abuse contributes to these problems that are experienced in families. This research seeks to discuss the issues that are likely to arise in families where substance abuse is rampant. In achieving this, a comparison will be made with families where substance abuse is not practiced. ...

Introduction

The influence of the family's life to the members of the family has diminished immensely in the past century especially in developed countries. As the culture spreads throughout the globe to conservative societies, more cases of divorce, separation and single-parent families increase. The instability and increased cases of collapsing marriages are attributed to the freedom the young people explore in making their decisions without parental consent or active involvement of senior (and experienced) family members. In many industrialized countries, families experience violence and abuse more than in primitive, conservative societies. As the young people choose to live with the ...

Introduction

Racial and ethnic variations are common in most of the American families. Race and ethnicity is one of the major social factors that could affect the growth and trajectory of adolescent life to adulthood. According to most psychologists, parenting practices and social well-being differs from various ethnic groups or race (Heard, 2007, p. 320). The variations could always affect the development of an adolescent, and it should always be well-thought-out. Adolescent period is a very crucial time since it will eventually affect the development of adult life. Different studies and articles have discussed the effects of race and ethnicity to ...

The history of the Caribbean is one that is rich with the culture or influence of many European influences. The legacy of colonialism contributed to much of the economic issues facing the Caribbean countries today. In order to understand the impact of the colonial legacy, one must first understand that colonialism takes the resources from a particular country, and utilizes it to promote the country that is colonized. In addition, it represents the expansion of a nation's power over countries and the people within the boundaries of that country to aid in the economic control over their labor, resources, and markets. ...

Orientalism encompasses an academic discourse featuring a patronizing attitude by Westerners towards Asian and African societies. The West perceives Asian and African societies as undeveloped and static and in this way, creates a fallacious oriental culture by which Asians and Africans can be studied, shown and reproduced. On the other hand, in this fabrication by the Westerners, the West is taken to be developed, flexible, dynamic and superior. An etiological analysis of this term will suffice. Orientalism finds its origins in the word “Orient” which translates to the East, as seen by the West. Further, the term Orient has its origins ...

There are several reasons why family structure in the US has changed over the last few decades. The traditional family structure of a mother, a father and their two children is being eschewed in favor of a more diverse group of arrangements of people. This paper will seek to explore how the family structure in the US has changed and the factors that have contributed to this change. There are different traditional family arrangements across the world. From the South Asian culture of a huge joint family where cousins and their families live together to the practice of polygamy that is prevalent ...

Introduction

In general, families are binding force and unite the member of the family. A typical family consists of a man, a woman, and children. Family gives a supreme sense of safety, strong support, and confidence to each member of the family. It implies that families play a significant role in shaping a good society. There are some cases that the decline in values in a family affects the society. There are many changes in family life since the 1960s. The 1960s is a time of change. The insight of the family is changed. A family no longer consists of a father, a mother, and a child. Women are more independent. ...

Incarceration of Women

The number of incarcerated women has increased at a dramatic rate in many US correctional institutions (Talvi, 2007). The increased rise in the number of women in prisons can be attributed to increased cases of minor property crime and change in sentencing policies such as mandatory prison sentences. The Bureau of Prisons is an arm of the Department of Justice in the United States. The bureau consists of 6 regional centers, nine divisions and the National Institute of Correction (Talvi, 2007). The jurisdiction of the Institute of Correction covers community correctional facilities, jails, prisons and the academy for training prison ...

Arguably, in the past two decades a family definition has changed tremendously. The changes come as a result of dynamic social norms in society. As a matter of fact, technological information invention is the major cause of changes in family. Media is the most influential factor in the dynamism of family definition. Media influence on social norms take place through various means, which include internet, radio, as well as television. Media influence has affected family roles and structures, which in turn interfere with normal functioning of the community. Family is the basis of every society; hence, when the family is unstable it ...

Introduction

Andrew Cherlin’s (2009) account of the ‘Evolution of Marriage’ within the American society in his work Marriage-Go- Round forces readers to stop and contemplate the value of this institution in twenty-first century America; how necessary it is in upholding family values and the effects changing elements has on the institution in determining the way younger America perceive marriage. In the following pages of this document the writer will offer a book review which will encompass a summary of Cherlin’s work; show how it connects with the course being undertaken in sociology and finally give my personal opinion on ...

1.0 Introduction Behavioral, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD) are a collective term that comprehensively describes a wide range of complex and chronic disorders suffered by many people. The most comprehensive definition of BESD is enshrined in country’s special education law; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA defines BESD as a condition exhibiting one or more of the characteristics described below over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. These characteristics are: first, the inability to learn that is unexplainable in terms of intellectual, sensory or health basis. Second, is ...

Introduction

The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, starts from the very simple discussions on the general myths and beliefs that we live with, in our society today, even with the changing generations with a much altered psychology of family values, the idea of an ideal family is very much similar to what it remained some five decades ago. The function of each person in the family is so embedded into that frame of ideal relation that it is still something that people long for, however with the much changing lifestyle the myth of attaining such ideal ...