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    Usually we consider a traditional family to have a male, female and children they care for, when the female is the homemaker and the male to be the breadwinner. The idea of the male breadwinner and the nurturing mother as the traditional family appeared only in the 19th century, when “the white middle-class families became less patriarchal and more child-centered” (Coontz, 1). When I was growing up, roles in my family have been changing to some degree. Before my parents got married, my mom was a…

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    Each family has multiple family stories that bring about many memories of growth and success. These stories are passed down to generation to generation to express how the details and moral continue to flow. During my family history, I have connected the dots with the health issues that occurred in my life. The genetic characteristics displayed in the family when it continued to expand from one generation to the other. The high blood…

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    My Family My family is very important to me because they are the ones who have shaped me and molded me into the person I am today. In spite of all their flaws I know my family loves me very much. Growing up I only had my mom and my grandparents in my life, my parent’s divorce when I was only four years old and I did not meet my father until I was eighteen years old. Everything that I am is because of my mother, she sacrifices so much for me, she taught me hard and valuable lessons to conquer…

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    My family members are no strangers to people with disabilities, its actually quite normal to have a disability, and it makes us strikingly unique to other families who take everyday life for granted. Come holiday time, and like most other families we gather at grandma’s house, the bosses house, and help per prep for the dinner to come. We sing, we dance and we eat a lot of food, but most importantly, everyone must be there and no one is ever allowed to never not come. Your presents in important…

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    The Paskowitz family is a family like no other consisting of Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz. Juliette Paskowitz, and their eight boys and one girl. They’re known as the first family of surfing because all they would do was surf all the time. Surfing was more than a hobby for this family it was a lifestyle. Most kids would go to school and their parents would go to work, but in the Paskowitz family the children didn’t go to school and their parents didn’t go to work. They also didn’t live in a…

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    In a family, there is one person who has significant meanings for you and supports you as you grow up. Sometimes the person is not your parents and your sister and brother. From the book, we have the awareness of the different lives between James and his mother Ruth and we can see the feeling and perspectives of them. I was born in a large family in China, which meant I was born to have many family members. They were my parents and my grandparents and several relatives. Living with many…

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    Nuclear families are considered traditional. It consists of a two-parent household and their children. This type of family is considered the ideal type. Today’s households vary greatly from his tradition. There are single-parent families, extended families, adoptive families, same-sex parent families, grandparent families, never-married families, and a host of others. Families today tend to fall within several of these types. Modern families can be portrayed by the show Modern Family. This…

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    A family history has many factors in common that play a critical role in genetic disorders. Understanding fully the hereditary contributions of the illness can help the family identify their potential risk factors of inheriting the disease (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, Hanson, & Rowe, 2014). Throughout this paper I will discuss a genetic disease passed down through a three generation family, discussing the family’s health problems, ethnic history, their understanding of the disease and…

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    Just like any other family, this family has its own problems to deal with. It seems normal at first until the obvious shows on how dysfunctional the Jarrett family turns out to be. With short temper and personal family issues, many breakouts occur throughout time. These arguments could have been avoided if a one on one conversation occurred to resolve any unnecessary conflicts. Unfortunately, Conrad, Beth, and Calvin engage in acts of silence or violence very often. Both of them are conflicting…

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    My family consists of multiple dynamics with two separate units. Each unit has its own set of problem-solving capabilities. The dynamics between my mother, sister, my daughter and myself as a family unit are different from those of my father, sister, my daughter and myself as a unit. Problem-solving within my mother’s unit handles affective and instrumental problems with emotional responses. This emotional response can be both positive and/or negative. I believe we resort to emotions due to…

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