Family’s all around the world have different values and family structures, kinship systems are human relationships interdependence underlying all social organization (Gonzalez 35). I have my bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and have an interest in the political structure of the U.S. I am a campaign assistant and helping my candidate to become the next U.S. Senator. It is my job to get information concerning the social issues of family and family values, so my candidate can formulate a family values policy platform. I interviewed a University of Georgia Student, Toddi about her values and family structure to get more information on kinship systems.
Toddi was born in 1970 and lived with her family orientation for 18 years (Kottak 362). She …show more content…
He worked for Callaway golf as a sales rep, he also played in competitive golf tournaments as an amateur. Toddi’s mother worked as a registration for trade shows to begin their marriage, she ended up being a housewife and spending time with her grandchildren. Her Maternal grandfather, only on her mother’s side owned and ran a store (Gonzalez 35). Her grandmother worked for the government in a government office. Toddi’s paternal grandfather, only on her father’s side was a salesman for building materials and her grandmother was a house maker (Gonzalez 35). My sister is a homemaker ever since their move to Baltimore. Her brother now works for Terminix. Toddi’s daughter Hannah, worked for an elementary school looking after the kids until their parents got off work. Toddis son Bennett does not work. Neither Toddi or her siblings felt like they had to follow their parents in a working stand point. By chance of opportunities Joye her sister worked for a golf channel for a couple of years. Her father was an independent sales rep and waited to see if Toddi and her siblings wanted to continue what he started and none of them did. Toddi’s intended major at UGA would be Education, and she would have liked to be a teacher. Her mom Lynda had the greatest impact on why she wanted to be a teacher. She wanted to help and teach kids as her mom did for …show more content…
For example, as Toddi’s family gathers three times a year for Christmas, thanksgiving and beginning of summer. My family only gathers one to two times a year, mainly Christmas and occasionally thanksgiving. All her family lives and are pretty close to each other, while my immediate family doesn’t stay in touch with my extended family, socially or geographically (Kottak 374). We both came to the conclusion that we have a nuclear family, because we both are very close to the ones who live with us (Gonzalez 35). Staying in touch with our immediate family and getting help from our unilineal support from our parents (Gonzalez 35). Throughout this interview and learning about the different values and family structures, I have furthered my education about people’s kinship structure and how they differ from one another and also how they can be similar. Even when families live in the same culture, you can tell that all families are different, varying by size, values and
Toddi was born in 1970 and lived with her family orientation for 18 years (Kottak 362). She …show more content…
He worked for Callaway golf as a sales rep, he also played in competitive golf tournaments as an amateur. Toddi’s mother worked as a registration for trade shows to begin their marriage, she ended up being a housewife and spending time with her grandchildren. Her Maternal grandfather, only on her mother’s side owned and ran a store (Gonzalez 35). Her grandmother worked for the government in a government office. Toddi’s paternal grandfather, only on her father’s side was a salesman for building materials and her grandmother was a house maker (Gonzalez 35). My sister is a homemaker ever since their move to Baltimore. Her brother now works for Terminix. Toddi’s daughter Hannah, worked for an elementary school looking after the kids until their parents got off work. Toddis son Bennett does not work. Neither Toddi or her siblings felt like they had to follow their parents in a working stand point. By chance of opportunities Joye her sister worked for a golf channel for a couple of years. Her father was an independent sales rep and waited to see if Toddi and her siblings wanted to continue what he started and none of them did. Toddi’s intended major at UGA would be Education, and she would have liked to be a teacher. Her mom Lynda had the greatest impact on why she wanted to be a teacher. She wanted to help and teach kids as her mom did for …show more content…
For example, as Toddi’s family gathers three times a year for Christmas, thanksgiving and beginning of summer. My family only gathers one to two times a year, mainly Christmas and occasionally thanksgiving. All her family lives and are pretty close to each other, while my immediate family doesn’t stay in touch with my extended family, socially or geographically (Kottak 374). We both came to the conclusion that we have a nuclear family, because we both are very close to the ones who live with us (Gonzalez 35). Staying in touch with our immediate family and getting help from our unilineal support from our parents (Gonzalez 35). Throughout this interview and learning about the different values and family structures, I have furthered my education about people’s kinship structure and how they differ from one another and also how they can be similar. Even when families live in the same culture, you can tell that all families are different, varying by size, values and