The Smith Family The Smith Family is a family that I was introduced to during my courtship with my wife. The family consists of a patriarch (Miguel), matriarch (Julia), their two adult daughters (Nancy and Tracy), and Tracy’s two daughters (Tabitha and Angela). Viewing the Smith Family as a system, there are clear strengths and weaknesses. Something that has changed the family as a whole is when Tracy's ex husband began using drugs and alcohol. Tracy and her daughters moved in with the Smith's (Tracy’s parents) as she began divorce proceedings. This created a strain on the family system because the home had to be readjusted to make room for Tracy and her two daughters. Adding these three individuals to the Smith family has changed the …show more content…
Miguel and Julia have a close relationship and they enjoy doing things together. This has transitioned into their work as they have worked in the Mushroom plant, pizza shops, and, now, Intermountain Healthcare. This has incorporated into Tracy and Nancy in that they both are very hard workers and are dedicated to their families. Tracy has instilled the importance of productivity in her two children. One intergenerational aspect that I have noticed in this family is a conflict between mothers and daughters. Julia is very calm but can be passionate about subjects around her. She's loving to her daughter's Tracy and Nancy, yet, there is an unseen barrier that divides them. This barrier is also between Tracy and her two daughters Angela and Tabitha. Communication styles and norms have transcended to these individuals when they communicate with others. When you talk with an individual from the Smith family, you understand that they are not easily shocked and are okay with you discussing personal information with them. They are caring people, and this is something that has transcended from the original couple to the
Building off of the fact they were both raised independently, both my parents needed to acquire there own money and finance their own educations. Another aspect that similar on the surface, but shows a key difference upon further investigation is their experiences with corporal punishment. While both Lisa and Michael experienced corporal punishment as a form of discipline, they experienced it in different settings; Michael’s parents used slapping as the form of discipline for stepping out of line, while Lisa experienced in the academic setting with the nuns at her
The matriarchal structure of Juan and Lupe’s families are key factor in the molding of each of them into each a unique person that just so happen to fit with each other perfectly.
The development that reminded me more of my family is the maturity stage. I can see that my grandmother is part of the maturity stage. In this specific stage older adults at one point look back on their life. My dear old grandma at times reflects on her fulfillments with her success. Her reflection on her success at this stage leads to feeling either wisdom or in failure to end up in regret or despair. Besides her reflection stage, she has a similar situation compared to Norman and Chelsea’s relationship. My grandmother daughter was in the same stage as Chelsea in young adulthood. In this stage, both the individuals weren’t able to build a relationship with one another in results to this she isolated herself. There was no relationship able to be constructed due to the lack of loving, and intimate relationship with people. At the end, they resolved their problems and were able to ease the tension by proving her mother wrong and making her finally approve of
The thought of her brothers still being in her former home environment in Maine hurt her. She tried to think of a way to get at least one of her brothers, the sickly one, to come and be with her. She knew that her extended family was financially able to take in another child, and if she showed responsibility, there would be no problem (Wilson, 40). She found a vacant store, furnished it, and turned it into a school for children (Thinkquest, 5). At the age of seventeen, her grandmother sent her a correspondence, and requested her to come back to Boston with her brother (Thinkquest, 6).
not only a family but a society. In a play riddled with greed, manipulation and dishonesty,
In this week four assignment, my focus is directed to the Hernandez family. I will present a genogram of the Hernandez family and subsequently identify an element that influences the manner in which Juan and Elena address their presenting concern with their social worker. Additionally, I will explain how the presented genogram may help me as a social work professional to successfully address the needs of the Hernandez family.
...e on her part. Throughout the story, the Mother is portrayed as the dominant figure, which resembled the amount of say that the father and children had on matters. Together, the Father, James, and David strived to maintain equality by helping with the chickens and taking care of Scott; however, despite the effort that they had put in, the Mother refused to be persuaded that Scott was of any value and therefore she felt that selling him would be most beneficial. The Mother’s persona is unsympathetic as she lacks respect and a heart towards her family members. Since the Mother never showed equality, her character had unraveled into the creation of a negative atmosphere in which her family is now cemented in. For the Father, David and James, it is only now the memories of Scott that will hold their bond together.
The paternal grandfather discussed the living pattern which they had with Stuart. He indicated, when his son was single, they had a key to his apartment. The paternal grandfather stated that he and his wife also had a key to the apartment with Danielle. He indicated that they did not go over unannounced.
Each person in the family starts to develop a job or rule that that play in the family that others can’t really fill. For example Jeannette and Brain’s relationship with each other are almost stronger than anyone in the family. The role that Brain plays is the one that is extremely quiet unless with his family and even though he is a younger sibling he sees it as his goal to protect Jeannette, even if it evolves fighting older bigger girls but if it’s for his family he will do it. Lori is always lost in a book but he is like the mother of the family even though their real mother is around. Their father is bright man that the kids get to see from time to time but then there alcoholic father appears and that’s when problems arise. When it comes to functioning at younger ages they were almost completely dependent on their parents like all kids are, as they started to reach teenage they started to rely less on their parents and more on each other. They started to get their own jobs, when they needed resources they would rather depend on each other or themselves. The communication was free for the kids if they had a question or a problem they would voice their concerns but the only time they didn’t was when they saw that their father was drinking or was drunk. They left the
Napier notes the influence the strief in David and Carolyn 's relationship has had on the structure of the family. The roles and structure of the family has been tacitly agreed upon by all members as a way to help the parents avoid confronting their marital problems. In addition to Claudia 's role as a surrogate to the parents fighting, Don is placed as a supportive and therapeutic role in the family. He serves as the calming influence in the family and frequently defuses intense situations. The structure of the family is both an outcome of the parents dysfunction and the source of the problems that have led the family to
Taylor and Lou Ann demonstrate a symbiotic relationship between the roles and characteristics in a family. Edna Poppy and Virgie Mae replaces the missing physical and emotional traits in a stable household. The examples tie into the fact that not all families in this book match “the norms” and expectations, but are equally valued, blood or
All they had ever known was being a "them" and when they were together things just seemed to be right. How blindly we see things when we are surrounded by the arms of the one we love. She was young and curious and being the only women there she was very
Family is one of those words that have a significant meaning to various individuals. Family may be viewed one way to an individual and another way to someone else. Family consists of those who have played a particular role in one’s life, whether it is positive or negative. In this paper, I will assess Reymundo’s family both nuclear and extended and speak of how his family has become significant in his life and how they have played a role in his decisions. I will also speak of my personal reactions to the story as well as address ways that as a social worker I could work to impact the gang problems in Orlando.
Sennett's comparisons between the lives of the father and the son illustrate the huge generational changes within the workplace. Jobs in Rico's time are no longer long term, making job security a thing of the past. While he earns a great deal more money than his father did, he faces an unpredictable future, as he doesn't know where his employment will take him, or for how long it will last.
Tom was leaving for a business trip to San Francisco to open the new warehouse that his company was setting up. The Smith's were no strangers to the constant business trips, although they'd never been this far away from home. Tom, Maria, and their two children lived in the Florida suburbs which meant Tom would have to catch another flight in Newark, New Jersey just to get to his final destination in San Francisco,