"Family is not an important thing. It's everything.” This remarkable quote by Michel J. Fox should be the definition of family. Family is everything, they are our motivation, the ones that will love us when others don’t, and are the ones who stick to each other as gum when times get tough. Families have the most robust connections alive. These ties are so solid, and deeply intact that they can do everything and anything. These links allow a family to influence, shape, impact, and change one’s life. The intimacy within the family sphere, shape all who are inside it, this cannot be changed, and well anything that comes from within the family cannot be changed. The family itself can control and change our views on society, influence how we view the family unit, and yet most of all impact our everyday choices. The family’s capacity of guidance can make such an abundant shift that can only be felt, and barely visible unless seen through strained eyes, that makes this connection even more inexplicable than love. One cannot escape change it’s inevitable. Change happens all the time; it is a part life. Yet, even though we adjust all the time, we never realized how much our own family modified us. They alter us more than we do ourselves. They change everything in their path; even how we assess the society that surrounds us. Take Anne Frank’s family, Otto, Edith, and Margo Frank, for instance. They were of the Jewish religion, and When Adolf Hitler came into power they were treated harshly, and were abrasively discriminated along with other Jews and undesirables. Although all of the things that were happening around them the Frank family didn’t loath their society, actually all they felt was dismay because they sensed that all this was... ... middle of paper ... ...have the most robust connections alive. They also have the intimacy, influence, design, impact and carving tools to carve us. The family itself can control and change our views on society, influence how we view the family unit, and yet most of all impact our everyday choices. There is nothing the family couldn’t possibly do. Anne Frank, Kino, Mourad, The Scieszka brothers, and the brother in family are divine exemplar for us to see the way a family can sway. Since the drive of the family is the second influential component of life, love is the first. Yet we fail to see that the family is the love, it doesn’t matter if they’re poor, if they’re trapped, or even throwing up on each other, this is the strongest love in the world. People move on, but they always remember the family. The family is wolf pack, everyone des there own thing, but they always remain together.
...ghtful and inspirational to many. Realizing that each member of a family has his own issues that he is dealing with on top of keeping his family together can alter his reasoning and decision-making. Becoming less self-obsessed and demonstrating empathy for family members during difficult circumstances can be essential in keeping a family strong. Building and fortifying a foundation of family unity can be pivotal distinction between a family who stands together and one who crumbles apart.
And choose wrong?” (P.98). From reading this, I feel that the community was able to control problems such as divorce, rape, teen pregnancy, and AIDS. They all are given a life that is predictable, orderly and painless. Mostly, they have no memory or experience. In reality, we learn from our mistakes to be better each day. Experience is the best teacher in the world; unless one goes through sorrow, he or she will never know how it feels. “Warmth, Jonas replied and happiness. And let me think. Family, that it was a celebration of some sort, a holiday. And something else I can’t get the word for it. Jonas hesitated; I certainly liked the memory, though. I couldn’t quite get the word for the whole feeling of it, The Giver told him the feeling that was so strong in the room is love” (P.125). Family in the novel is described as a group of people that have a unit or bond that they share each day together.
The famous Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy once said that, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”. When comparing happy families, they are happy for similar reasons, but when comparing unhappy families there are an infinite number of reasons of why they can be unhappy. Although this may not be a definition of family, it is most definitely an interpretation of family itself. Family cannot be defined, family itself it to complex not only when it comes to defining the meaning of family but also a family itself can be too difficult to comprehend. The three works that prove that family is too difficult to comprehend is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and lastly The Parenthood
Has anyone ever told you that having a family is not important? Well, since everyone seems to talk about how important a family is, what makes it so important? I always hear about how “they are always there for you” which I find to be a nice thought, but inaccurate. What if you had an abusive or ignorant parents? Or how about if you were an orphan? Your parents clearly weren't there for you then, and you could live your whole life not wanting a family. However, there are some cases where you have loving and caring parents that you all love each other happily ever after. After bringing it all around in my head, I came to the conclusion that your future with your family all depends on the type of relationship you have with your family. In Geek Love by Katherine Dunn and Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, the authors use their character’s actions to illustrate the character’s family relationship.
To me, family is the most important thing in my life. They always encourage me to be the best I can be and nothing more. A quote that I think describes family to me is one by Alex Haley that states, “In every conceivable manner, the family is the link to our past, and bridge to our future.” Through the stories I hear from my mother and grandmother, I have a clear link to my families past and the generation of women that led to me. All the values these women held close to them throughout the years have led to the formation of myself and my values. Over the past three generations, the women in my family have overcome oppression. My mother, growing up in a time where women could never have aspirations to be CEO’s or politicians, somehow came out stronger. She saw what she didn’t want for her future, and jumped at the chance to start a new life in America. No single model of family life characterizes the American family, despite ideological beliefs to the contrary (Andersen). My family couldn’t be labeled an “Italian family” or an “American family.” We are a mix of the two cultures and ideologies, which is what makes us different. I am the first women in my mother’s family to be born and raised in America. My great grandmother had a complete different childhood and adolescence experience than I yet we still have a common cultural base. All her ideals were passed onto my grandmother, than all the down to me, a hundred years in the making to become who I am
The family unit is a very important part of society because it makes up the basis for strong communities. Families carry heavy responsibilities to care and nurture for one another as well as support one another through their challenges and triumphs. Families are more than solely living under one roof together, it is more of a commitment and dedication to one another. It is finding time to love and create memories with
Anyone with a family knows that family dynamics can be complicated and frustrating as well as nurturing, loving, and influential. Sociology defines Families as “relationships in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group” (Kendall 332), and tells us that the Family is the foremost social group; it serves to meet human beings’ most basic needs and is our primary means of socialization and development of the sense of self. As the family structure has changed drastically in recent decades, it is necessary to examine it from multiple perspectives; Diana Kendall describes sociology of the family as a discipline of sociology that “attempts
Much of what someone learns is through his/her family or guardian. Family is considered as the main and strong unit of the society and community. Its strength will ensure the strength of the nation. The mechanics and the implementation of support systems for families today are important.
The idea of family is different from person to person. Regardless of the differences, everyone’s family is unique and special in their own way. No one can judge or discriminate against people for their meaning and interpretation of what a family looks like. For example, family may have two parents; one parent; or no parents (since these are brief phrases, semi-colons shouldn't be used). The variation and differences between families makes culture and society so diverse. Family does not have limitations or boundaries (true). As long as the definition of family contains the qualities of unconditional love, and endless support, help, and guidance; all different families (awk) will be able to succeed and achieve a greater feeling of happiness and a sense of belonging and acceptance.
What is a family? Family can be described as many different things, but the one word that can sum it all together is unity. Unity within a family bridges the covenant between groups of people through birth, marriage, adoption and even friendship. We all reside from a family, even if we don’t associate with them. The structure of family is nurtured through our cultural and social values that can cause a family to increase or decrease correspondence to its principles. One cultural value among many is technology. Today, it seems that technology has played a huge role in how families interact, behave and communicate. Both ways that parents and children utilize technology have contributed to a growing divide between the traditional roles that children and their parents play, while at the same time, blurring those same lines between parents and children (Taylor).
When we think of our families, we usually know that they have some sort of importance to us just like how Blessing said in her article, (Blessing 1) “the people who call it a family are making
Family is a social unit of two or more person related by blood, marriage, or adoption and having a shared commitment to mutual relationship. Family is where everything starts. We get our sense of identity from our family, which is a strong agent of socialization. Family can contribute to make us or to break us, this is where we learn values that will shape our life. This is also where we learn to obey or reinforce the norms of society. In this essay, I will reflect on my family structure and experience and elaborate on how these experiences had a hug influence on my choices, values and personal goals. I will also describe my future goals and reflect on the ways in which the larger society has provided constraints and opportunities.
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” - Jane Howard. Now matter how broken, everyone has a family. Whether it be the one they are born into or the people they chose and it serves an important role in everyone’s lives. Family are the people you can’t live with and can’t live without, they’re your shoulder to cry on and the people who tease you endlessly. My family means the world to me, they always have my back, and there is no one else I would rather spend every Christmas and Thanksgiving with. That being said, my family is still a stellar example of a disjointed family. Divorced parents who both remarried, four half-siblings, arguments that go back decades,
Family is a fundamental social institution in society, the family, is considered the primary and most important agent of socialization. Family typically consists of a man and woman and their children or two or more people who usually reside in the same home and share same goals and values. Traditionally, in all societies, the family has always been seen as a social institution; that has the biggest impact on society.
Family is arguably the most important social institution in an individual's life. A family is defined as a group of individuals that are related through blood ties, adoption or marriage, that form an economic unit, where the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children. As a social institution, families change over time, but are usually the first and most important social part of an individual’s life. Education also prepares young people for entry into adulthood and is therefore a form of socialization.