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The change in the family structure is not all good. Because of the changes in roles and technology it has allowed the family to lose its previous close bond. Many families are not able to have dinner together due to different activities and in a world where text messaging and email are so popular at times that is the only contact family members have. -- Kellye Sorber | The change in the family structure is not all good. Because of the changes in roles and technology it has allowed the family to lose its previous close bond. Many families are not able to have dinner together due to different activities and in a world where text messaging and email are so popular at times that is the only contact family members have. -- Kellye Sorber | ||
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| + | We are so used to the modern social and familial norms that we often times forget that the family was a community in itself once upon a time. The institute of the family used to provide child and elderly care, education, and spiritual and economic growth and stability. After reading this introduction, I thought about how the family has changed so drastically, we almost (generally) never provide any of the above. And even though technology has brought us closer to a degree, at the same time we can say that it has also widened the gap. And not only was the family a community in itself, but it was molded, regulated and practically held together by the all seeing "eye" of the wider community in which the family belonged. It seems that families in our culture today rarely concern themselves with what the community at large think. - Celia | ||
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| + | After rambling on in the paragraph above, I realized that I was generalizing, as were Mintz and Kellogg in their intro. Though the authors bring up some good points on the pros and cons of the modern family, they only describe many but not all families. MAybe back in the 80's family life was crumbling as the baby-boomers started families of their own, but I know that many contemporary families, including my own, are very firmly rooted in traditional values. The authors also speak of a decrease in personal responsibilty and a rising wave of selfishness in our society, which I believe is true for the most part, but some families, and I am happy to say my own family as well, are given a bad and false rap in the generalizations of the authors.- Celia | ||
