Colonial Family Analysis

The most interesting part of the first module is in chapter three about the history of families. Specifically, the colonial family and the difference compared to today’s modern relationships. I found this interesting because I felt like I had a basic knowledge of how families of the past operated. However, to my surprise, I was wrong on many levels starting with children. It was unbeknown to me that so many children died at such young ages and for such poor reasons. I never imagined children would die from poor living conditions of sanitation, hygiene, and dangerous environments. Of course, it is expected that children of that time may be more likely to leave their home unattended to play in a town with local children, which would lead to higher risks of injury but not death. I …show more content…
Another topic that interested me was learning about other families in America not specifically white families. The American Indian families interested me a great deal. Consequently, this could stem from my overall interest in anything pertaining to the American Indian culture. The fact that scholars can narrow down to more than twenty percent of the marriages were polygyny astonished me. Not singling out the capabilities of scholars to roughly guess a percent but that so many of them lived polygyny lives in their tribes. Not only is it fascinating how their marriages were handled but at what age women were married shocked me. At the young age of twelve to fifteen, I was barely interested in boys and the thought of being married to one was blasphemy. Now, most of these topics that interested me the most have little to no impact or reflection on myself. I can say that the colonial family style could potentially be something to reflect on from a personal standpoint. Reason being, how some children are raised can be a reason this way of family living can be