My Family Sociology Essay

The word family seems to be in the back of our heads and usually we see families in our everyday lives but I have never questioned what types of families there are in the world we live in. After a few days into the course of Marriage & Family, I learned there are sociological terms to describe different families. As I am learning the sociological terms, I began to think about what type of family is ‘my’ family? What type of marriage my parents have? What theories are relatable to my family? Let’s start in the beginning as most stories do, my mother and father, both from the country of Mexico, met and started dating in their early 20s. After a few years of dating, I became their first born (1995) and a year later my parents had a second child, a boy. My parents got married in 2001 and have been together ever since. My younger brother and I went to daycare because both my parents worked till late afternoon and we went public schools from pre-k through 12th grade. We are a pretty close family since and it has always been just the four of us living in a small town in Florida …show more content…
The theory of Symbolic Interaction is having an understanding or connection with family members and knowing what they mean or want. It could also mean a way how we view ourselves but thinking others might have the same impression. Since I have been around my family for my entire life, I know their emotions by facial expression or the way talk or sound. One example I had in mind when going over this theory in class is that I remember when I was mad about something and my brother could ask what’s wrong, and to whatever answer I had he would know that I am mad. My brother would always say “ I know you’re mad by your tone”, and I knew that I could not get away with anything because my family knows me too well and I realize that I know my family too well