The media has portrayed it version of what the idea family is. ... Most of the television shows in this era followed this blueprint like "I love Lucy". ... The Simpson family could be considered as the average American family. ... Since most viewers regard the Simpson show has being the ideal family in North America, some people have begun to question if the family will eventually return from the modern day family to the traditional family. ... Most families wanted a small family usually 2-3 children (most sitcoms have two to three children); most of the heads of the family are blue-collar wor...

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"Family- Family as a basic social institution has been in our society since Adam & Eva's era. ... Some people believe that family relationship and family life are outdated by now, is that true? What is family anyway? ... Families are not fixed any more. ... The other family virtues are: love, faithfulness, loyalty, reliability, truthfulness, forgiveness, mercy, intimacy, etc. ...

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They are built upon principles and love as they strive to better each member and become closer nit. As the process of families is natural, so is this desire for love and unity natural. ... Without those strong bonds of love between family members, who would be patient enough to raise the children? ... " families live in villages. ... It is the natural way of men to form into families and share that unique love and commitment, present only in family ties. ...

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However, some children are using gadgets including cell phones and tablets in order to talk to their loved ones through social media, instead of having a conversation with them in person. ... However, the result is that children tend to spend more and more time looking at social media and playing with electronic gadgets and less time building personal relationships with loved ones and companionship with friends. ... Social media also creates lack of privacy within families. ... Social media contains many useful features, but in family relationships, there should be caution used in family relat...

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But how do we define a family? ... At the same time, this individual can dictate who belongs in his family – even a best friend or a pet dog maybe part of his family. ... But because part of growing up is acquiring new experiences and widening social network, this web of interconnections I call 'family' has branched out to include my best friends in it, the organization I am included in, and the college block I have learned to love. ... As much as possible we maintain an open book relationship, and I feel the devotion and love my parents are devoting on me. ... Or we might co...

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Most Americans will date, fall in love, marry and establish their own family. ... The two main types of families in present world are nuclear and extended families. ... Sociologists also refer to the family of orientation, the family which an individual grows up and family of procreation, the family formed when a couple has their first child. Main component of family is marriage. ... For example, some kind of payment is given to the family of bride by groom or his family. ...

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The story of Shakespeare in Love is that the playwright William Shakespeare has sold his future play to two different men and theaters (Shakespeare in Love). ... William sees through her disguise and they begin a love affair. ... Separated by social classes but brought together by their love. ... Viola was a woman from a family that had money, upper class (Shakespeare in Love). ... Wealthy upperclassmen married within the class to gain land, money, and strong family ties. ...

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Family is one of the agents of political socialization that has greatly influenced my political typology. Family has helped me to realize how our governmental system works and what is right from wrong in a moral sense. ... Due to my family I was always taught that everyone is an individual and that no matter what you should love people for who they truly are. With that agent of my family I have realized that no matter who we are or who we choose to love is our own business and we should treat everyone the way we feel we would want to be treated, even if we do not necessarily agree with everyon...

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So, what is love? ... Love enhances acceptance of a person in the community. ... "The single yearning that controlled my search was plainly to love as well as to receive love from others." ... Paul expresses the association of love with human solidarity 1 Corinthians 13:4: "Love is patient and kind.... A broad depiction of the role that love plays in the human societies should take into consideration the way in which it enhances the formation of personalities as well as world outlooks-a lifetime process that begins from the family unit as a communication tool. ...

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"A View from the Bridge" by Arthur Mills shows the values of law, honour and family love. ... This love Eddie has for Catherine challenges the value of family love as this shouldn't happen in a family. Although Eddie challenges the value of family love he also endorses the value of personal honour at the same time. ... This link with Italian cultures confirms the value of family love. ... Therefore the Italian symbol found in the play both challenges and confirms the value of family love. ...

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I was led to this topic primarily through my family's personal experiences, when my youngest sister was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. ... I wanted to discover more about how one can provide help and comfort to sick and dying children and their families. It is immediately apparent that the social woker's role is a crucial one - providing information and comfort to families and children as they attempt to make sense of a new and frightening world. ... Stevenson (1995) argues that art therapy allows children to informally express their emotions, without having to talk about them ...

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People in his community see him as a witty, intelligent man who has a stable, law-abiding family, but he is a very Jekyll and Hyde character at his core. When viewed from outside of society, he is a familial tyrant who requires nothing less than obedience from his family and is hypocritical in regards to his devotion to his religion. ... He states, "My love is my home; nowhere else am I at home" (Nizami 145). ... In early 20th century Egypt, if a possible suitor sees a woman before they are engaged, it reflects very negatively on that woman's family. ... The comparison between t...

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To what extent does this novel uphold traditional family values? ... The traditional family is at the heart of the novel. ... The maintenance of conservative community cohesion and a stable family life were regarded as desirable goals, one "more important than love-. ... Her relationship with her husband is based on compromise and forgiveness as well as love, as her willingly principles has permitted her to understand and not judge her adulterous spouse and accept her self-seeking daughter. ... Ironically when Kate is struck with cancer, Ellen assumes all the domestic duties that her ...

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The Gulden family and many of Langhorne residence provide a model of traditional family life and value to a substantial degree, as prevalent during the 1950s in America. ... The traditional family is at the heart of the novel. ... The maintenance of conservative community cohesion and a stable family life were regarded as desirable goals, one "more important than love-. ... Her relationship with her husband is based on compromise and forgiveness as well as love, as her willingly principles has permitted her to understand and not judge her adulterous spouse and accept her self-seeking daug...

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He is also forced by his family to lie in order to show how much he loves them. When his sister tells him during the breakfast "'Aw, Hare, you don't love me..'" (51), and his mother asks him "'don't you love your mother, dear boy?'... Krebs's family also wanted him to follow the same foot print like everyone. ... But as we can see he neither loves his family nor anyone. ...

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Some of them are respect, responsibility, love, honesty, cooperation, family, friendship. First, my most important value would be family. Family will never judge and will love you no matter who you are. Before anything else comes my family. Family, to me, is like the backbone of life, they always have my back and vice versa. ...

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I believe that to value something is to assign love and importance to it.Family. ... Their love for me has shown me great examples of how to be kind and loving toward others. ... So many teens are lost without family guidance. ... This is why being part of a family is being able to show unconditional love. ... There is a fine line between showing love and being authoritative and trying to force values into your kids. ...

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Functionalism gives a rose-tinted perspective on the family, as with views such as the 'warm bath theory', it creates a perfect picture of monogamous, love-filled relationships and reproduction, creating a cycle in which forms society. ... Another aspect of family diversity stems from ethnicity. ... On the other hand, Caribbean families tend to rely heavily on the dominance of the female, as the father figure is less cooperative in family ties. ... With benefits such as Job Seekers' Allowance and Child Benefit, many families depend on this income as a way of supporting their fa...

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The Functionalist views the family as having to fill specific societal needs; the family is responsible for taking care of the hierarchy of needs of each individual in the family. ... The Feminist views the family by focusing on the experiences the women goes through in the family. ... The Symbolic Interaction theory of the family studies how different people define and comprehend the meaning of family, the experiences people go through in their families, and the sorts of relationships families have. ... The Black church is more than a place for worship, it is a place where people go to soc...

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Lear is unable to give selfless love to his family and his unable to understand love as something independent from wealth and power "Thy fifty yet doth double five and twenty, And thou art twice her love." ... Through use of facial expressions Eyre reveals the emotions of characters and on several occasions highlights the despair they experience as a result of family disfunction. ... Using a minimalist style for the set designs Eyre takes the emphasis of the play away from Lear's kingly splendors and places it on the most basic social structure - the family. Eyre does not create scenes co...

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During this time, women married for convenience and financial gain rather than love. ... Although he is falling in love with her, Mr. Darcy allows his pride to hamper his feelings towards Elizabeth because of her family and lower social class. ... As Elizabeth denies his proposal, she mentions how he blatantly criticized her family; Mr. ... Darcy's outlook on Elizabeth and her family and his marriage and how it would affect his social status. ...

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Those friends and family members know that there is no other alternative to say I need your help, can you lend me some money. ... Few and far in between are the friends and family members that I can trust to confide in with my thoughts of antagonism, happiness, and gratification; however, those individuals who I choose to disclose my inter most significant point of view must always bear in mind the trust of friendship bestowed upon them; has helped me out a lot to be able to talk to my loved ones who in return will me their trust and succor to bond a relationship of values; Some might say bett...

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Frankie was born into a family with intense financial burdens. ... As much as Frankie loves his father, he realizes how he has not and continues to not provide for his family. ... Frankie wants to be able to provide for his own family the way that he was not provided for. ... Amongst this book, he found the names of his friends, family, and neighbors. ... In return for this favor, Frankie threw the book into the ocean, enabling all of his loved ones to start over from scratch, just as he planned to do, in America. ...

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She is not just my mother she is more than that and I love her for it. ... Even though she did end up getting remarried to my step father, and he loves me like I'm his own, there was a time when it was just her and I, looking out for each other. ... The fact that she physically cannot have any more children plays a part in why she treats me and loves me the way she does, she almost died giving birth to me eighteen years ago, but she fought to keep me here so there was no way she would mistreat me and do whatever in her power she could to make sure my life would be comfortable, and I wo...

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They were used to forge alliances with other powerful families through arranged marriages. ... Elizabeth "was answerable to no male member of the family. ... The men fall victim to the love potion that makes them "pursue with the soul of love [t]he next thing [that they], waking, [look] upon" (2.1.189, 186). ... Their fortunes in love come under the rule of the love potion, taking away their free will to choose whom they will love. ...

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