Essays on Family Unit

Policy Brief, Design and Evaluation of A Public Policy: Child Welfare in the Changing Family Unit

Introduction Children need a conducive environment where they can grow in peace and develop in all other areas that relate to their welfare. The conventional family unit consisted of a nuclear set up comprising of a man, woman and the children they sired together. Such formed the foundation through which children could draw strength and some kind of inspiration due to the availability of both gender parents (Conger and Donnellan, 2007, p175). According to Hobson and Fahlén, (2009) it was also an opportunity where the man and woman would bring up their children together and give them love ...

Family Interview

The couple and family interviewed were chosen because they are not typical to the nuclear family. They are an unmarried, cohabitating couple with one child. The mother only speaks Korean, while the father is bilingual, speaking Korean and English. He spent six years working with his company in Korea and met the mother of his child there. They had their child, now four, in Korea, and the three moved back to the United States when his work with the company was completed. They plan on marrying soon; it is a very unique family unit. During the interview, the couple ...

Family Conflict: Family conflict can be described as any issue of contention between members of the same family. It could be between siblings, spouses or other extended family members (Malek, 2013, p. 1). Causes of Family Conflict: Conflict in the family does not come from nowhere. There are always indicators and cause factors and the top four causes of conflict in the family including Finance and Jobs, Sibling Rivalry, Child Discipline and In-laws and extended family interference will be examined (Banks, 2015, p. 1). Strategies for Managing Family Conflict: healthier ways of resolving conflicts in the family can be ...

Family Interview

Culture offers a very interesting topic to study and internalize within one self. The availability of an array of countless cultures within our society, offers anyone interested with learning the other cultures a valuable resource for reference as well as for making comparisons and contracting of two or more cultures without any biasness pegged on any of the cultures(Fitzgerald, 2004). I choose to interview my grandmother to get to understand the cultural beliefs and family values since she understood most of the cultural aspects of our family, being the senior most and elderly person within the family circles. ...

Criminology is a subject that is a very complex debate within the United States in that there are a plethora of theories attempting to explain why there is such a high crime rate. Many of these theories link the heightened crime to the disparity between the class systems that has an affect on the educational level of the citizens, (Gesualdi, Louis, 2014). Other theories relate to the lack of connection between morality and the current generation, (Gesualdi, Louis, 2014). The final theory is that crime is directly tied to the lack of jobs, (Gesualdi, Louis, 2014). These three theories ...

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Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Negative Health Outcomes:

A Specific Look at Heart Disease and Diabetes in Americans Introduction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States . Just as concerning is the rising epidemic of diabetes as the seventh leading cause of death among Americans, and the recognition of heart disease as one of the major complications and potentially fatal co-occurring illnesses of people with type 2 diabetes. Because malnutrition is a commonality between the increase of diabetes and fatal heart disease, research suggests that changing the dietary and physical ...

Introduction:

Identity is a construct that encompasses the way people think about themselves and their role in the larger social environment. Human identity is enacted through social interactions with other people as well as the relationship built between them. Therefore, identity can be understood to be containing both individual and personal differentiators and components related to someone’s role in social groups (Berzonsky, pp. 55). Absolute identity characteristics can be written in the body such as ethnicity or gender. Therefore, the way people behave reflects on their behavior, beliefs and affiliations. Communication technologies and online information have shaped the process ...

In this paperwork, I am going to discuss the rituals practiced by religions of the East: India, Japan, as well as China. A ritual consists of a series of actions involving expressions, objects, and gestures. Rituals are performed according to a set of progression and in appropriate place. In most cases, rituals are prearranged by the traditions of a society, as well as a religious society. Rituals play a very influential task in the behavior of any fastidious religion; for example, in the life of Indian people pursing Hindu religion, rituals play domineering task in determining their lives in ...

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Marriage can be seen as a social, cultural, and religious ceremony, but it also serves as a way to promote social order. Not only does the institution of marriage promote a stable family environment, but it lays the framework for what practices are acceptable within society as a whole. Not every relationship is consummated by marriage and not every marriage provides the support it is intended to, but both circumstances come with positive and negative consequences for adults and children. It is no surprise that today “most modern families take one of two forms: nuclear ...

I love Lucy is one of the pioneer sitcom comedies shot in front of a live audience in the US. The setting of the sitcom is in New York with the show following the life of Lucy Ricardo and her husband Ricky Ricardo, who is a professional singer. The show also includes the couple's friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz. The show follows the life of Lucy, who is naïve in her ambitions to become a star in the big city. Together, the cast gets into various hilarious situations that are brought about by the actions of Lucy in ...

Family violence occurs for various reasons. However, its effects are non-selective and manifest in the children, the family unit, and the community at large. Child abuse is one of the forms of family violence. Child abuse can manifest through the physical, emotional and sexual abuse or neglect by the parents or caregivers. Lamont (2010) underscores the fact that child abuse amounts to a public and social problem. Child abuse results in adverse consequences during the childhood phase and through adolescence. In addition to the perspectives above, the author also explores the different forms of child abuse, the factors that ...

Austin Peay State University

Family Description History The Cappadoras are an upper-middle class American family, consisting of a husband (Pat), a wife (Beth), and three children – Vincent, aged 16, Ben, aged 12, and Kerry, aged 9. When Ben was three, he was kidnapped by a strange woman with mental health issues at Beth’s high school reunion, resulting in tremendous guilt for Beth. However, recently Ben has returned to the Cappadora’s life; after some time in which he claimed to be a boy named Sam Karras, Beth discovered that he was, in fact, Ben, who had escaped after the woman committed suicide ...

Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma

Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma The subject of sexual abuse in children has elicited heated debates for decades now. Presently, virtually everyone claims to know what child sexual abuse is, what it entails, and why it is wrong. There exists an extensive literature on the traumatic effects that the vice has on both the victims and those connected to them. Ironically, knowledge of child sexual abuse seems to reinforce the vicious. Only a few decades ago, this subject was non-existent in scholarly debates yet the rate at which the cases occurred, and subsequently reported, were significantly lower. Today, ...

Steven Spielberg’s seminal 1977 science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind charts the effect of a mysterious and traumatic alien abduction on average American man Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) on both his psyche and his relationship with his family. In Jodi Dean’s essay “Fugitive Alien Truth,” the UFO abductee phenomenon is examined through a sociological and political lens, illuminating many social aspects of the cultural phenomenon of the abductee that are present in Close Encounters. As Roy’s sense of self and identity begins to shift gradually away from his family, and he struggles to ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is recognized as a common neurodevelopmental disorder among children; in the United States, the prevalence is thought to be between 5 percent and 11 percent of children ages 4 through 17 in 2011 or approximately 6.4 million children (American Psychiatric Association, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ; CDC.gov, Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder). Kessler places the adults with ADHD at 1 percent to 6 percent of the population (Kessler 717). A meta-analysis of 32 published research articles concluded that when children met the full diagnostic criteria for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, 15 percent continued to show symptoms at ...

I. Introduction

I will base my research paper on the isolation of the aged in the society. The paper will delve deep into the problems that face the elderly in the society today. The research was triggered by my service in an organization that exposed me to elderly people. After interacting with them, I was privileged to observe them and get a subjective view of the issues they undergo in their daily lives. I served in an organization known as ABCD North End, where I got to interact with the aged from Boston community.

My responsibility involved familiarizing them with computer skills ...

Question 1: Give examples of how regional educational policies in various regions (countries) influence school curriculum

The systems of education of various nations are strategically designed to meet the national goals and objectives of the particular countries. This means that, a global trend of knowledge acquisition is an issue of less magnitude compared to the specific issues that directly affect a particular nation. Every country draws their education system with the primary objective of solving their internal problems and meets their internal demands. Therefore, policy makers and specialists often engage in a thorough consultation with all development stakeholders of a country. The political class becomes the main players that determine the development agenda of the nation. It is upon ...

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 debates on civil unions and same sex marriages have generated controversy among various groups in the United States of America. The lobbyists for same sex marriages argue that these marriages support individuality; according to them, individuals express themselves through same sex marriages. The opponents of the same cite social problems such moral decay. Several sociological forces such as morality, family laws, and traditional beliefs have generated these controversies. Same- sex marriages and civil unions also have several ramifications on the society. A ramification refers to an effect caused by a given occurrence. These ramifications include the disregard of family ...

The advanced practice nurse, or APN, has an advanced scope of practice in the nursing field, having been equipped with advanced training in clinical and educational practices. “Most states allow APNs to prescribe medications, including controlled substances,” and they “work in clinics, nursing homes, and hospitals to provide primary and preventive health care services, prescribe medication, and diagnose and treat common minor illnesses and injuries” (Prater and Hall, 2008). This often involves a much higher level of education than a normal RN, and they are given greater responsibility regarding the care of a patient, often under their own practices ( ...

Introduction

Amy Madden’s harrowing memoir Stolen Beauty: Healing the Scars of Child Abuse takes the reader through her terrible history of child abuse at the hands of her stepfather, Ed, and the effects it had on her future relationships. In the meantime, she also reveals her own ways of coping with said abuse, from finding her faith in God to learning how to forgive her abusers and understanding their own fears and anxieties. The book is a haunting tale of control, power, abuse and family, as Amy goes through many different stages of trauma that continue even into adulthood. Examining ...

Introduction

Fathers’ Sons and Brothers’ Keepers is an article written by Charles M. Blow. The article was published in the New York Times on 28th February 2014. He examines the lives of young men and the roles played by their fathers in their development and character. The context of his article is formed, in part, by President Obama’s announcement of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, which is a partnership between the private sector and members of the public aimed at improving the outcomes of at-risk young men. Blow states that the issues facing young men have familial, behavioral, structural ...

English

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IMMIGRATION REFORMS INTRODUCTION On November 20 2014, President Obama spoke on immigration and stated, “We were strangers once, too. And whether our forebears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic, or the Pacific, or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in, and taught them that to be an American is about something more than what we look like, or what our last names are, or how we worship”. The United States of America has existed as a country with many immigrants originating from those who initially crossed the bridge that ...

Family is a fundamental unit that shapes our identities in life. Every individual is born of a family. The cohesiveness of the family unit is integral in make sure that an individual is able to obtain the family values. Members of the family have a better understanding of an individual’s strengths and weaknesses. Based on the level family support, individuals are able to either embrace or shun their families’ values. This argumentative essay seeks to explain how family traditions and cultural legacies contribute to and or inhibit an individual’s self-identity. This paper will also include what I know about my ...

Humans are a diverse and ever-evolving species. Our relationships are complex, and sometimes we change them out of necessity. Many times, it can be difficult to categorize or define how we feel about one another, or the dynamics of the relationships we share, especially since they change with relative frequency. This has happened many times throughout our history as mankind has developed into what it is today. We are not a species that stays at a standstill with one another, even with intimacy. The definition of “family” has been written and rewritten, as we have redefined the classifications for what meets the ...

Background

Love Etc is a love documentary that follows the love and sex lives of a set of couples living in New York City. The documentary is aimed at accessing experiences of the couples and individuals in the different levels of the love cycle of meeting up, dating/courting, marrying, divorce and starting over. To achieve a meaningful assessment the directors of the documentary choose individuals from diverse occupational, racial backgrounds, on different stages of the love cycle.

Relationship status

The documentary sets off at the getting married stage with Chitra and Mahendra, an Indian-American couple from Queens, Jamaica. The couple is engaged and are on ...

Introduction

Plato in his work The Republic dialogues with other great thinkers of his era in an endeavor to develop a perfect governance system. In the dialogue, various elements of the government become prominent. The key elements are justice and leadership of the city. The dialogue seeks debate on and develops a system of governance or a city where there are minimal disputes and perfect leadership. The main argument in the platonic dialogue is that the other governments that Plato approached with varying scorn were ineffective in running a state; on their stead, Plato proposed his version on a republic. His ideas on how the ...

Interpersonal Communication Theories and Infidelity

Interpersonal Communication Theories and Infidelity Infidelity is a common problem found in many relationships and marriages. Whether couples are married or dating, straight or gay, it appears that 48% of couples are unfortunately bound to experience a period of infidelity . Many believe that infidelity only brings on episodes of conflict between the couple, followed by an inevitable breakup or divorce. They do not think there is any way through infidelity, or that there is any other type of communication involved. However, interpersonal communication is far more complex than that, and the couple can become mired in several different theories in ...

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Acknowledgement

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Parenthood is an important period in the life of any family and avoiding mistakes on that path is crucial for creating a cohesive family unit. Sometimes, the unexpected happens and the couple is waiting for a child, even though it was not planned. For many of them, it causes frustration and determination to change it so that the carefully laid plans they had before are not ruined. However, the morality is in question. There are varying points of view regarding this idea. There are many clashes nowadays between the supporters of pro-life and pro-choice stances on abortion. The pro-life ideas ...

Introduction

Sociology is the study of human groups and their interaction with one another. Different people have a differing view of the world from an outside point of view, what is popularly called, social imagination or perception. The different theories in sociology avail the various sociological perspectives through which human beings view the social world. Bluntly stated, a perspective is basically a way of looking or viewing the world. As such, sociological perspectives make it possible for human beings to predict and explain the social world in which they inhabit. To this end, there are three major sociological perspectives to explain this social ...

Impact of Divorce on Different Parties

The dissolution of a marriage can have significantly devastating effect for those who have to undergo such a life changing experience. The disputes and the risks that divorce will pose to all members of the family unit develop threats to the future welfare of the individual. This will mandate the mobilization of adjustment skills combined with the correct amalgam of “ameliorative circumstances” to permit the individual to have a period of recovery and reestablishment of the life of the parties involved (Portnoy, 2006, p. 1). In this light, divorce not only affects the children, who are traditionally seen as the most affected ...

Psychology is a complex subject, often coinciding with constructs of sociology. Many psychologists have lent their theories to sociology in an effort to explain how units of people bind together and why people act the way they do. One unit in particular is a family, and the roles they fill are sometimes known as gender roles. Sigmund Freud has very precise views on gender roles, sexuality, and how it impacted the family unit. For example, Freud believed that women lived in constant envy of men. Erik Erikson also had theories on gender roles, beginning in childhood, involved role confusion. His theories ...

Did the Welfare System Cause the Dissolution of the Black Family?

Introduction

In 1965 when the civil rights movements was experiencing an explosion, Daniel Patrick Moynihan penned a report to President Johnson claiming that one of the major reasons for poverty amongst black Americans was the fact that a quarter of black families were being headed by women. While that report caused a lot of uproar for the then White House aide, today we still see that many African American homes are manned by single women as many black babies seem to be born outside of wedlock. This is a problem that looks to ...

Whirlpool Corporation Case Analysis

Though it can be argued that the rights of employees to a healthy and safe working environment need to be guaranteed at all cost, the reality is that there are numerous factors that prevent organizations from achieving a perfect and safe working environment for their workers. Corporations are operating under squeezed budgets, the strategic management is facing the challenge of minimizing costs, and shareholders require maximum returns on their investments. Above all, most businesses are operating under tough economic realities, and they are expected to remit taxes to their respective governments. These factors will help us in understanding the differing viewpoints ...

There are many differences between family-owned businesses and franchise businesses. Family businesses are often businesses that are owned and operated by a single or group of families, or by a few individuals from the same family group (Sullivan). Family businesses are most often opened in hopes of filling a certain niche within a market, and are controlled exclusively by the individuals within the family, or individuals that the family allow to participate in the business. Jus t because a business is family-owned does not mean that the business cannot be publically-traded or very large; however, when referring to the concept of a “family business,” ...

Abstract

There has been a consensus across cultures that women are chatty and that they talk too much. However, this supposition is not supported by neither empirical nor normative research methodology. In their book, Language Myths: Women Talk Too Much, Bauer & Trudgill vehemently refute the hypothesis that women talk too much (Bauer & Trudgill, 1998, p.43). The dual are of the view that women do not dominate all discussions. Women dominate certain discussions depending on the social context at hand, and the comparative power that they possess in a given situation. As a way of discrediting the idea that woman talk too much compared ...

Describe the child’s gender and age. Note the physical characteristics such as color of skin, hair eyes etc. Is an adolescent typically developing or has special needs? Include any special needs like physical or learning disabilities: The child is 13 years old. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and is approximately 5’2’’. She is slightly overweight for her height, but her weight fluctuates regularly. She is Caucasian. She has certain special needs, though mainly due to mental distress due to family issues. She has been through a great deal of stress in the past two years due ...

The Book Thief by Marckus Zusak

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver The Book Thief by Marckus Zusak Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver In The Book Thief Lisel Meminger is living with a foster family - struggling to get by on what she steals - hiding from bombing raids - in a war that makes powerful adults feel helpless - still she shares with her neighbors - and helps the even more powerless Jewish man hiding from the Nazis. In The Wolf Brother Torak sets out to avenge his father by destroying the demon bear who killed him. Along the way, he receives assistance ...

Literature Review

Introduction Since WWII, Japan has grown to become an economic powerhouse in the world, leading to a boom in foreign business investment. For Australia, Japan is a strategic business partner, with a partnership that has, and continues to evolve over fifty years. Japan has a population of about 127 million people, and its market is made up companies with firm global orientations and willingness to invest in long-term sustainable services and products, and consumers who have high disposable income levels. Therefore, doing business with and in Japan offers many benefits for Australian companies and organizations. However, a number of cultural challenges might cause ...

Family therapy can be a good place to start getting the psychological care one needs. Often, the problems caused by a psychological or substance abuse disorder have ripple effects that cause problems for the family unit as a whole, meaning that dealing with them together as a family unit can be of great help not just to the individual with the greatest need for psychological assistance. It can also help other family members feel that their needs and struggles through difficult situations are also being recognized. But there are times when family therapy alone may not be enough. If an individual is ...

Explain the positive and negative roles that rules can play in the family system. Please identify some of the roles that might occur in the family. The family is an important social unit and as such needs to be regulated up to a certain extent. However it is important that not too much regulation is applied since this will mean that rebellion can occur and some children will take steps to show that they are independent and of their own mind. The role of the mother is perhaps the most important part of the family unit. She will ...

Criminal Law

Abstract This study aims to present the concept of child abuse in the view of the criminal justice system. It will also present the history of child abuse in the United States as well as the prevalence of child sexual abuse in the United States, particularly in the state of Michigan. This research paper will discuss the current federal policies on child abuse and the intervention strategies and policy scheme involving child abuse cases. Finally, the conclusion of this study will present the new laws that will prevent sexual abuses cases and the role of the government to ...

Family stress

The family unit is the most essential functional social unity anywhere in the world. As time changes, the family unit keeps changing, both in size and the type of relationship among family members. In the 21st century, many social scientists have warned that this essential unit is gradually losing meaning. Why? Life becoming too demanding hence pulls the family members apart (Boss, 2002). The result is a situation where no one is contented with the family relations – a situation referred to as family stress. Family stress has been among the most prominent topics of discussion in social sciences. It is critical ...

Synopsis

The film ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ is a television series based on a story a father is telling his kids in the year 2030 about his life 20 years earlier. His story eventually leads to him meeting their mother. The focus of the show is a group of friends and their interactions together. Ted Mosby, the father narrating the stories is the show’s main character. He is an architect, is single, and lives in Manhattan. His two best friends, Marshall Eriksen and Lily Adrin who he has known since college, have been a couple ever since. They end up marrying in season ...

- A summary of the health profile of the specific high-risk family group of teen-obesity with explanation of the high-risk condition and associated behaviors or patterns. Income gap in the United States has been a great determinant of the quality of life that is led by many families in the United States. People with access to finances are able to afford quality housing, healthcare and are able to live in healthy environments. On the contrary people who have low incomes lead low qualities of life that include the occupation of low income houses, which in most cases are in ...

CBT operates on the theory that an individual will have a thought, which leads to a feeling, which then leads to a behavior; if the thought is a healthy or logical one, this poses no problem to the individual. However, when the individual begins to present with some kind of cognitive dysfunction or mood disorder, an unhealthy, dysfunctional, or illogical thought can quickly lead to maladaptive behavior (Martins, 2007). When an individual has the same thought and emotional reaction over and over again, he or she is essentially wearing a groove in his or her psyche, causing the thought, feeling, and behavioral response to ...

- Agreement Items I strongly agree with the assertion that couples who live happily leads productive lives. It is important to understand that the institution of marriage is founded on the principle of love, trust and communication. For any marriage to be successful there is a need for the stability of these three elements. First of all, love promotes fairness within the unit of marriage such that there is no single partner who would be overburdened by the other. Trust is meant to make sure that love always transcends from deep down the hearts of the marriage partners. This ...

Different cultures across the world possess unique cultures. For instance, the Chinese culture is different from the Indian culture or the African culture based on their language, mode of dressing, values, and beliefs. For instance, the Indian culture refers to the way of life of India which includes the Indian language, religion, dance, music and food. This paper entails a broad discussion of the term culture and the elements of culture. Culture refers to an integrated system of learned behaviour patterns that are characteristic of members of any given society (Featherstone, 15). From a sociological perspective, the term culture connotes ...

Explain Left Realism Theory, including its roots, how it evolved, and the current social implications of Left Realism Theory

Introduction Left realism theory is a hypothesis that attempts to explain the relationship of crime to social divisions and social control in society. The working class group of people in society is usually the most affected according to this theory, causing its solutions to worsen the crime problems in society (Walklate, 2007). This theory attributes deprivation to be the sole cause of criminal activity but insist that any corrective measures to curb crime, should be adequately controlled. To better understand the left realism theory, it is imperative to have knowledge on its evolution as well as its current implication ...

The family unit has a basic definition that everyone agrees upon: a mother, a father, and children. Of course, the definition is modified sometimes, such as in the case of a single-parent family, a family without children, or a family with children who have grown up and left the house. There is also a traditional definition for the roles of the different people in the family: the mother stays at home and runs the house, the father works and provides for his several dependents, and the children go to school and generally grow up. Economic situations and the ethnicity or age of a population has always influenced ...

Introduction

Mise en scène is a literal term that is used to refer to almost everything that is done in the composition of a film, including the composition itself: This encompasses the camera movements, characters, lighting, general visual environment and sometimes even sounds. In other words, this term is used to define the articulation of the cinematic environment or technically, space ( Bordwell & Thombson,2012).

Other scholars define this term to include everything that appears before the camera and its arrangement. This is involves lighting, costumes, actors, props, composition and by extension, sets and movements in the shot. These are issues ...

Understanding the dynamics of the family as a unit in the field of sociology is not the simplest of tasks. The family unit is understood and interpreted differently by different societies. While some communities will consider the nuclear family as a part of the extended family, others will consider it an independent social unit that is distant from the extended family (Turner, 1988). Additionally, the roles and rules observed by the average family in various societies are never identical. In understanding the dynamics of family, sociologists have adopted and employed various theories and perspectives. The theories that explain society are the ...

Introduction

At some point in history there emerge people who contribute immensely in the advancement of a particular field. Claude Levi Strauss and Clifford Geertz are two such men whose contributions in to the field of anthropology cannot be understated. Claude Levi Strauss (1908-2009) was a French ethnologist and anthropologist. He is commonly referred to as the “father of anthropology”. He famously argued that both the “civilized” and the “savage” human minds have the same structures and that human characteristics are the same through and through. He is a structural theorist who has contributed several theories in the fields of sociology, philosophy and ...

Introduction

Research undertaken for this paper looked at a number of views on this topic. The objective was to determine if the American family unit is at risk, and if it is – why that is happening.

The Research

1. “Family Decline: The Findings of Social Science” Vitz (1999) published this paper based on research which he claims highlights “the serious family decline of the last few decades.” Although his paper examines a number of factors contributing to that perceived decline, his opening remarks place the largest portion of blame on the shoulders of fathers – men who have “abandoned their role in the family.” ...

The Rising and Falling of Family Ties

Basically, by its definition, theories are interrelated concepts that are used to describe and explain sociological systems (issues and events) – which are integrated into the discipline of sociology. These theories are the foundation and basis of all the studies included in the discipline. They give strength and credibility to sociology. This particular paper will discuss two of the theoretical perspectives concerning families: the conflict theory and the symbolic interactionism theory which lead family ties to fall and to rise, respectively.

The conflict theory states that a body – the entire society or even just the family unit – is in constant conflict ...

Family Therapy

In most cases, family therapy focuses on issues surrounding the family unit because it remains as a unique social system that has its own structure and patterns of communication. According to family therapists, families are made up of systems that naturally develop rules and interactions that differ from diverse families even though, it eventually affects the psychological health. More significantly, varied rules and interactions each family establishes, develops its own unique personality that remain powerful and affects all of its members. Considerably, the family therapists use either strategic or communication approaches to solve social problems that arise in family units. ...

Factors that explain that violence is a Social Problem

Violence may result from social factors such as unemployment, working conditions that are poor, political differences, financial problems and drugs. According to World Bank (79), the linkage between violence and unemployment involves exclusion and social identity. Employment cannot be entirely viewed as a financial matter. Employment should be viewed as a social matter since it involves aspects of social relations such as a person’s expectations and personal status. Unemployment becomes a factor that results to recruitment of individuals into gangs. According to the World Bank (79), studies indicate that criminal violence is strongly linked to persons with low income. Most people are ...

The American Family has been dramatically reshaped over the past century. Indeed the definition of what constitutes a “family” has become much more broadly defined. Whereas the century began with strong extended family ties, the decade ended with the small, nuclear family being the norm. The result often was that there fewer resources to draw upon in difficult times.

The American family began the 20th century not only composed of the traditional nuclear family (a father, mother and children) but also a strong extended family unit which provided a safety net for family members when difficulties arose. Strong extended family connections meant there were relatives ...