Changes Vs. Consistency: Changes And Societal Changes Within My Family

Changes vs. Consistency:
Some circumstances that have contributed to the changes within my family are societal changes. One example of societal change is the increased importance of higher education. When my grandparents were young, going to college was not something that was expected out of them. However now it is the societal norm, so the younger of my family’s generations are starting to go to college more than previous generations. Another example of this is the decrease of number of kids my family has had over the past few generations. Over the past few generations, more families are having less kids for a number of reasons. This proves to be true in my family as well.
Traditions within my family have most definitely helped with stability.

One of the main similarities between my family and I is probably our attitudes towards life. Both my parents and my grandparents taught me the importance of staying positive, even in negative situations. Everyone goes through rough patches in life, and that philosophy that my family taught me has helped me get through lots of bad times in my life. Also even though my family has background in being Catholic, even my traditional, old fashion grandmas have taught me to be open to other people’s differences. Differences can be different religions, cultures, and even sexuality. I am really proud that my family has taught me to be open minded because I believe it helped shaped who I am as a person. On that note, one difference between my grandparents (not so much my parents) is that my grandparents were really stuck in their ways about a woman’s role in the home. Even though both my grandmas worked, they still had the belief that the women should do all of the housework and should almost be submissive to their husbands. However, my parents nipped this belief in the butt for me and taught my sister and I that husbands and wives are equal and no one partner should be in more control of the