Technology has not had a significant impact on my family relationships. I am the youngest in my family and I was an adult before the technological boom. I have lived long distances from my family for 18 years and primarily call and text to stay in contact. Occasionally we will share pictures on facebook, but I do not enjoy social media so I try hard to avoid it. Texting has made the biggest impact on our communication as it has become our primary means of chatting. We text about once per week and talk on the phone every 2-4 weeks, but have never taken the leap to Skype or anything like that.
Sociopolitical systems most definitely have an effect on the way I choose to live my life, although that has little to no impact on my family as a whole. …show more content…
In spite of the fact that we were a fairly “typical middle class white family”, my parents were careful to make sure we had ample exposure to culture and ethnic diversity. I was never raised to see people of any different ethnic origin to be any different than the rest of us, aside from a difference in customs. The biggest impact my ethnicity had would realistically be that my ethnic status sheltered us from real and present issues that other ethnic groups face on a daily …show more content…
I love children and have dedicated my life to working with them, but I have no desire to have my own. Between myself, my brother, my step brother and sister, I am the only one in my generation of the family that doesn’t have children. I feel like it has majorly impacted my relationship with my mom, brother, and step-siblings.
Food beliefs have had more impact on me as an individual than anything relating to my family. I have been across the spectrum with my dietary exploits, ranging from raw food to vegan and vegetarian, and now to eating small amounts of wild game or poultry that is farm raised locally, and free of steroids, antibiotics, and hormones. No one else in my family practices any sort of special dietary restriction, accept that my mom has “been on a diet” for the last 30 years!
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Sociopolitical systems most definitely have an effect on the way I choose to live my life, although that has little to no impact on my family as a whole. …show more content…
In spite of the fact that we were a fairly “typical middle class white family”, my parents were careful to make sure we had ample exposure to culture and ethnic diversity. I was never raised to see people of any different ethnic origin to be any different than the rest of us, aside from a difference in customs. The biggest impact my ethnicity had would realistically be that my ethnic status sheltered us from real and present issues that other ethnic groups face on a daily …show more content…
I love children and have dedicated my life to working with them, but I have no desire to have my own. Between myself, my brother, my step brother and sister, I am the only one in my generation of the family that doesn’t have children. I feel like it has majorly impacted my relationship with my mom, brother, and step-siblings.
Food beliefs have had more impact on me as an individual than anything relating to my family. I have been across the spectrum with my dietary exploits, ranging from raw food to vegan and vegetarian, and now to eating small amounts of wild game or poultry that is farm raised locally, and free of steroids, antibiotics, and hormones. No one else in my family practices any sort of special dietary restriction, accept that my mom has “been on a diet” for the last 30 years!
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