Cultural Differences Between Different Family Generations

I am a Caucasian, over forty, middle class, Christian American female; technically a third generation American of Multicultural European Caucasian decent (I do not find it politically incorrect to label myself Caucasian and will refer to that status as white). Growing up I was called a mutt by my family members for all the different nationalities that I was mixed with; Austrian, Czechoslovakian, Irish, Russian, Lithuanian, Slavic or Polish (not exactly sure). On my mother’s side, my maternal grandmother was Austrian, descendant from a duke (great grandmother’s father); however, I have now come to learn that my maternal grandmother’s father was Czechoslovakian. My maternal grandfather was pure Irish, descendent from Irish immigrants who, like many other Irish, flocked to the US to escape famine and war. My father died when I was three and my mother did not keep in contact with his family. The little I …show more content…
Some are right wing/conservative and some are left wing/liberal, just like most American families.
How were behavior norms taught from one generation to the next?
Starts with American History, Judeo-Christian Principles and includes acceptance of people from other nations and cultures into the culture and traditions of the USA.
In what circumstances has your family experienced privilege? What did that feel like?
We didn 't experience privilege. That is a silly, left wing pseudo premise. They came to U.S. in their twenties and had to earn their privileges by working.
In what circumstances have you and your family experienced oppression (either being oppressed or oppressing others)? What did that feel like?
Didn 't have that or do that either. We all had to work our butts off to get an education and then to seek out a living. No privilege involved, pro or