Family Instrumentley Shapes Society

Although one might argue that family instrumentley shapes societies because family, and people, make up such a thing, in fact society is what molds a family. Through social assignment of roles, behaviors, and beliefs, the very institution of family is delegated by the society's standards at that current time. While speaking on family, it is important to note that family means many different things to different types of people, ethnicities, minorities, and social classes.
In class we speak often of the transition of how a family interacts with society and how members within that family behave. Three very distinct periods of time upon which families have changed in their dynamic and purpose are the traditional, modern, and postmodern societies. …show more content…
Economic interplay was much simpler due to a lack international business and also tools were used more than machinery. Individual's status was determined by birth and upward mobility was not something people actively seeked. People tended to live the lives they were born into. As the decline of holistic and spiritual religion and the want for materialistic goals increased, in oppositions slightly and steadily, people began to value power and material goods more. A rise in scientific thought also adjust ideals people held. This lead to a transition of what is known as modern societies. The economy became much more diverse and people, and social class stratification, become much more complicated. Essentially people became separated based on their social class, ethnicity, and belief system.
Post modern societies are deeply diverse with several subcultures. Rapid change has affected this period in time creating a disconnect between older and younger generations. As the digital age transforms access to information, broadens communication, and unintentionally causes isolation, families have faced disconnect and hardship. Less importance is stressed on families as a unit and because of this, many families are seen as secondary to everyday …show more content…
Despite my original statement that institution affect families, without family at all, these institutions would cease to exist. There is a very strong reason that families stay together, continue to transform and change. Families create unity and purpose for people. Families give a reason to want to hold a religion, passes down and identifies heritage and culture, and motivates people to want to make, invest, and spend money. Family influences people to keep on reacting and adapting to other, more looming, institutions in an effort to stay a