Familia by josceline Castro-Valencia

castroj96 — 2017-08-01 03:54:22 UTC

castroj96 — 2017-08-01 05:36:45 UTC

It is very common now a days for people to not marry and instead just live together.

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Even though in many countries same sex marriage is not legal, it is very common for gay and lesbian couples living together.

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   Since more women have entered the workforce, the percentage of both married couples has increased to 53%.

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As a result of many divorces, the number of blended families meaning step families has increased.
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castroj96 — 2017-08-02 02:09:43 UTC

Native Americans were forced to assimilate by the U.S government, and now have adopted white culture or have a mixture of white and their own values and traditions.

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A great majority of African American families are single parent but get a lot of them get assistance through their strong bond relationships that are made up of relatives, neighbors and friends.

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Hispanic families tend to have a lot of children, live close to extended family and usually have strong family values.

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Asian American families have very low divorce rates due to the fact that they give priority to their obligation towards family.

The U.S is the highest in the world due to several reasons:

castroj96 — 2017-08-02 02:28:59 UTC

Divorce is now widely accepted.
There are now more opportunities for divorced people.
The focus is now on love and affection, even when there are other reasons to staying married.
The expectations of marriage have increased
People are now focused more on the rights as an individual

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Violence among families is very common in the U.S. plus different people have different meanings to acts of violence; what some people consider spanking an act of violence others do not.

Functionalist:

castroj96 — 2017-08-02 02:39:42 UTC

The main focus for functionalist perspective are the positive aspects such as sexual regulation, reproduction, socialization, economic cooperation and emotional security.

Conflict

castroj96 — 2017-08-02 02:43:17 UTC

The relationships among family members tend to be very strong, due to the all the time spent together strong bonds and feelings are created. Not just of love but of conflict and violence, too.

Symbolic:

castroj96 — 2017-08-02 02:46:41 UTC

Symbolic interaction is about the interaction between couples. Positive interactions with your significant other increase the likelihood of being a happy couple

castroj96 — 2017-08-02 02:53:29 UTC

Patience and understanding is key to families, we all have our bad days.
We have to be more conscious about ourselves and what we do to other. Due to our strong relationships with our families we tend to be selfish neglect their feelings.
Having high expectations can be unhealthy for oneself, and it can destroy marriages.