The Ties That Bind Are Fraying Summary

The article “The Ties That Bind Are Fraying” by Miller McPherson was about theorist who argues on how people in today world creating fewer connections with other peoples in society. However, some people have close friends and family’s member that they come in contact with. McPherson argues that people we have the most talk to about important information are very few compared to people back in the days. However, today’s generations have turned their back on community and the organization that creates a community. Also, people connected with are through family and people that have the same characteristics and values like they do. Also, people who are educated have more ways to branch out to others and groups. Although the social support we get from creating powerful relationship with people has decrease. I learned from the reading that this article talks about how peoples isolate themselves by making fewer ties. I learned that younger people and highly educated people and married people are less likely to be isolated. Also, I learned that black are more likely than white to be socially isolated because of their lack of

Also, the ties that we have with other are important to us because it influence the support that we have. Meanwhile I like how the author give good detail to support his evidence. In this case, the article gave me a good understanding about ties and how it affects different groups of people in the society. I agree with the point about people of different races having smaller networks. I have a close friend who is from the Philippines (Burma) and her family has met all of their friends through the Philippine church they belong to. However, ever time that I go to any of her family parties I am the minority there and she explained to me that her family only associate with the people from her