Reflection Of A Family

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The term “family” often referred to as a group of people joined by shared genetics, living accommodations or by marriage. I agree that a “family” can share those common factors, but I also believe that family can be much more than just marriage and genetics. I believe the term “family” is anyone you have in-depth associations with on a regular basis; you trust that person with not only your life but with deep memories and thoughts. Your family is your support system based off trust, love and commitment. A family can include the blood relatives as well as your closest friends and even coworkers and animals, but when constructing a genogram there should only be those related by blood or marriage. If I would have taken into consideration the other half of my family definition then I would have included my friends, boyfriend, family friends and animals on my genogram, due to the extensive impact they have in my life. Since I only included the direct line from my grandparents to me, I left out my aunts, uncles and cousins. In a more complex genogram it would be logical to include those members and the varying “interactional” symbols that define the relationship. For example, the ex-husband of my aunt on my …show more content…

Education is a top priority in our family but there are varying levels of educational achievement across our generations, from G.E.D.’s to doctoral degrees. As a result of those educational achievements we have occupations ranging from personal home care services to higher education and everything in between. Some of my extended family members have radically different World views than my immediate family. My immediate family tends to have views similar to that of the social work perspective (self-determination and empowerment of individuals), whereas the rest of my family thinks people are the way they are due to their own

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