Over the past 60 years, family dynamics have been drastically changing. Sociologist study these changes, and the impact on human development and the future diversity of evolving families. The American culture has witness a shift from the working dad, stay at home mom, and two children family to multiple variations of families. These new compositions of families affect socialization of children through adulthood impacting the individual membership to society or culture. The changes in family dynamics will be reviewed through the importance of socialization, descriptions of family changes and the causes, and the comparison of family and marriage.
Socialization is a longevity process which people develop self-concept and identity. Socialization aides an individual’s survival in society (Kendall, 2017), and allows an individual to become a member of a larger community. The most influential component of socialization is family. Family provides a safe environment for …show more content…
I believe that society conflicts with itself in the relation of the acceptance of diversity of family composition, and that ethnocentrism and group superiority dominates our communities. For instance, controversy between races and subcultures, and the legalization of same sex marriage is evident throughout the country. I speculate that children are experience a negative peer culture group, and not undergoing or developing through the socialization of their peer groups. Children my become confused about appropriate behavior due to the lack of acceptance and social development. Children are failing to develop self-identity and confidence, which is known to lead to under-developed social and civil skills. This negative trend is leading to the rise of mental disabilities such as anxiety and depression from the isolation of the peer cultures increasing the rate of suicide in
Socialization is a longevity process which people develop self-concept and identity. Socialization aides an individual’s survival in society (Kendall, 2017), and allows an individual to become a member of a larger community. The most influential component of socialization is family. Family provides a safe environment for …show more content…
I believe that society conflicts with itself in the relation of the acceptance of diversity of family composition, and that ethnocentrism and group superiority dominates our communities. For instance, controversy between races and subcultures, and the legalization of same sex marriage is evident throughout the country. I speculate that children are experience a negative peer culture group, and not undergoing or developing through the socialization of their peer groups. Children my become confused about appropriate behavior due to the lack of acceptance and social development. Children are failing to develop self-identity and confidence, which is known to lead to under-developed social and civil skills. This negative trend is leading to the rise of mental disabilities such as anxiety and depression from the isolation of the peer cultures increasing the rate of suicide in