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American Family Values, 2007.
This paper examines the decline noted in the American family values.
988 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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In this article, the writer points out that there are many studies which assert that there has been a strong and even radical decline in American family values since the 1950s. The writer maintains that one of the main aspects leading to this decline is that the centrality and importance of marriage in society has also suffered a steady decline since the 1950s. Firther the writer claims that the values associated with different gender roles have changed as a result of the changes in the nature and structure of the family. In conclusion, the writer points out that the decline in traditional family values since 1950 is a fact that is evidenced in many research studies.
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"This is supported by statistics which show that the proportion of adults who have never been married rose from 15% to 23% between 1972 and 1998. There has also been a concomitant increase in the divorce rate. These aspects have all contributed to the changing values in the family."
"For example, the values associated with different gender roles have changed as a result of the changes in the nature and structure of the family. The value system in the traditional nuclear family was dependent on gender role differentiation and responsibilities. These roles, which created certain values and norms associate with the sexes, were disturbed by social events such as the increasing participation of women in the workforce since 1950. This altered the responsibility structures and values attached to the concept of the mother as the 'homemaker'."
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Teaching Family Values in Schools, 2002.
This paper is a persuasive essay on teaching family values, the basic code for all civilized societies, respect for one?s self and for others.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 26.95
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This paper discusses that ?family values? goes back to the Founding Fathers and was once as important as intellectual development. The author feels that changes in the ?family? mean that the schools are in a better to explore social issues and citizen responsibility. The author suggests that a child?s curriculum should include honesty, respect, citizenship and a respect for others.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Family Values
Variables Affecting Families
Importance of Teaching Values in Schools
Conclusion
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"Teaching values within the educational system in this country goes back to the days of our Founding Fathers. ?Thomas Jefferson?s ?Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge? argued for an educational system that would fortify citizens with moral probity to resist the schemes of the enemies of liberty? (Bennett 1995). Benjamin Franklin in his ?Proposals Relating to the Education of the Young,? ?prescribed the study of ethics in an instructional program that would seek to instill ?benignity of mind?? (Bennett 1995). Citizenship awareness is as important today as it was in the 18th Century."
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Nancy Folbre?s ?The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values?, 2004.
This paper reviews Nancy Folbre?s ?The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values?, which discusses how families are adversely affected by today?s economics.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper explains that there is a conflict in our society between the economics of supply and demand and family values. The author points out that Folbre feels the problems of the welfare system are a direct result of the government?s lack of providing care for its citizens. The paper relates that, originally, school schedules were established in the days when farm families needed children to help with crops; but, today, this model is nothing more than an example of economic inefficiency.
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"The economic value of care giving has never been established and remains undervalued. So how do women who are the traditional caregivers move out of that role without feeling guilty because they are not living up to their familial obligations? There must be mutual responsibility when both parties maintain careers or work to enhance the quality of family life and maintain standards of living."
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Family Values in Farley Mowat's Novel "Never Cry Wolf", 2001.
A comparison which holds up the family values of wolves as an example to human society.
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, £ 31.95
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This essay holds up the family values of the wolves in Farley Mowat's novel "Never Cry Wolf" as an example to human society and argues that the wolves' values are superior to humans'.
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"Humans can improve many of their family values from wolves; especially after reading Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat, one can sense that wolves have stronger values than humans. While reading, one can see the strong family ties, the depth of the relationship between George and Angeline, and how the wolves use their supplies efficiently. This book shows that the ideal community for people is the community that the wolves have already made."
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Family and Health Values, 2008.
A study of family values, attitudes, and behaviors towards meeting the health needs of its members.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 35.95
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This paper takes a look at the health values, attitudes, and behaviors of the family system. It discusses the role the family plays in teaching healthy behaviors and in caring for its sick members. It examines how the family functions in relation to the external environment to meet its health needs. New approaches to health care involving increased family participation are also discussed such as family-centered care, Orem's self-care theory, Newman's theory of health, and the Calgary family assessment model. The paper concludes that the most useful is the Calgary family assessment model because it incorporates all of the other models in some way.
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"The concept of family most commonly used in my area of nursing practice is one where both the patient and family is considered to be the unit of care. It is the patient who is the actual focus and is predominant while the family is given secondary focus. This concept of family conforms to the first way nursing is conceptualized as a context to the patient (Friedman, Bowden & Jones, 2003). The family is more perceived as a consultant in our practice, and there is minimal involvement of the family in the patient's plan of care. The family mainly is viewed as the patient's primary social support resource."
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Family Values in "Death of a Salesman", 2008.
This paper analyzes the significance of the loss of moral values in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.
902 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 22.95
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The paper shows how in his play, "Death of a Salesman", Arthur Miller brings to light a serious breakdown in the moral values associated with family life. The paper discusses how Miller depicts a trend of desertion by the men in the Loman family, Willy, Biff and Happy, that fosters a cycle of abandonment that is then passed down to the next generation. The paper highlights Miller's lesson that abandoning basic family values such as loyalty, honesty and integrity can have far reaching consequences for generations to come.
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"In his play, Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller brings to light a serious breakdown in the moral values associated with family life. This crisis of values is framed by the internal turmoil of Willy Loman who, being unable to admit his failure, is confronted with the reality of his mistakes. Willy's inner turmoil manifests itself in a series of hallucinations. These signs of degeneration take shape as Willy has conversations with people from his past. Set in the late 1940's, Miller depicts a trend of desertion by the men in the Loman family. This trend fosters a cycle of abandonment that is passed down from one generation to the next, affecting all that is good within them."
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Love Medicine: Family Values Among the Dispossessed, 2002.
An analysis of Louise Erdrich's tale of characters linked in confusing extended family relationships who seek meaningful connection through tribal kinship.
2,520 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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Louise Erdrich uses her disjointed multiple narrative style to represent the similarly fragmented lives of her Native American characters whose home lives and family values cannot be expected to be what mainstream America would consider "normal" because their native traditions are no longer intact. Everything that their ancestors once stood for has been destroyed. The original natives of this continent, are now outsiders, alienated from the value systems established by the newcomers in their own homeland.
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"Louise Erdrich?s Love Medicine is ?a collection of interrelated short stories? (?Voices from the Gaps?) with different narrators, about a group of Native Americans who are connected in confusing extended family relationships. As critics point out, telling stories in this disjointed way is part of the Anishinabe oral tradition in which characters evolve in stories told episodically over time (Stokes). Love Medicine centers around four Anishinabe* families, and although the Morrissey?s, Lamartines, Kashpaws and Pillagers don?t always get along, the underlying connectedness of the separate individuals is vital to these stories. In Louise Erdrich?s world of dispossessed, alienated Native Americans, boundaries between families and kinship ties are often obscured and connections need to be discovered. For Erdrich?s characters, biological ties and nuclear families are less important than tribal kinship."
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Family Values, 2002.
An analytical essay on Henrik Ibsen's classic play "A Doll's House".
1,310 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 30.95
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This paper looks at the theme of honoring oneself versus acting as is socially expected of one, which is a central theme throughout the play. It shows how "A Doll?s House" conveys the controversial story of a Victorian woman and her struggles to find herself in the midst of a strict, regimented society. Through the contrasting characters of Nora and her husband Helmer, the theme of honoring oneself versus honoring the role society gives us, is revealed.
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"Helmer?s character embodies the idea of honoring one?s role in society in preference to one?s own personal, deeper values. Helmer is portrayed to the reader as the ?classical? image of a Victorian husband in that he is focused on his work, and doesn?t really value his wife for the person she is but rather only for the tricks she will do to entertain him. He constantly complains about how much she is costing him, versus telling her how much he loves her, and when he does give her money, it is almost as if he is simply paying for the next act she can provide to amuse him. As he says himself ?It?s a sweet little bird, but it gets through a terrible amount of money. You wouldn?t believe how much it costs a man when he?s got a little songbird like you.? This would imply that he views her as no more than a performing monkey, a doll for him to play with, a puppet condemned to dance by the strings which are under his control. In Victorian society perhaps this would have been quite normal as the duty of the wife to be merely a plaything for her husband to enjoy, and a mother for his children."
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African-American Families (AFFs), 2007.
This paper argues that, although African-American families (AFFs) face many problems, it may be more beneficial to focus more on the positive aspects of these families.
1,245 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 29.95
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This paper explains that a fundamental difference between African- American and Euro-American families is that the African-American family (AFF) exists as a unit within a larger extended family, which emphasizes interdependence and communal cooperation; whereas, Euro-American families function more as an individualistic unit, isolated from other kin. The author points out that some of the inherent strengths of AFFs are deeply embedded religious and spiritual values, a willingness to absorb others into the family environment, household elasticity, internalized traditional cultural values and a strong sense of self, pride and self esteem. The paper stress that intervention programs for AFFs require more qualitative investigations of the rich diversity of the AFF way of life and more cultural competency demonstrated by therapists working with AFFs.
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"An issue of importance in the study of AFFs is the examination of structural and cultural explanations for the lack of African American fathers in the inner city. Canton (2005) explained how structural economic forces like globalization and de-industrialization decreased the availability of high paying manufacturing jobs, which has contributed to the experience of poverty among black males. This has led to the internalization of negative, racist stereotypes among African American males, and ultimately has resulted in these men seeing marriage and fatherhood as burdens."
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The Resiliency of African-American Families, 2002.
This paper examines the ability of African-American families to exhibit resiliency can be understood through a consideration of their historical circumstances
3,790 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 72.95
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This paper examines African-American history and the values that this community has, despite their history of slavery, discrimination and poverty. It examines the community's strong commitment to education, a strong work orientation, and sense of responsibility. This paper also includes a study of African-American resiliency that was developed by the author in order to find out what adversities African-Americans faced in the pursuit of their education. The results of this study were then analyzed, and compared to the findings of prior research done on the subject. The survey included questions about age; experiences of racism, or discrimination; family structure during childhood and who helped raise them; and motivating factor for staying in school.
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"As slaves, black children were informally adopted and raised by other people in their immediate community rather than nuclear family arrangements. These extended family arrangements are still a prominent feature of contemporary African-American families and may be considered a major survival tool. The most important service provided by black kinship networks is support to single mothers, especially teen mothers. Hill's research has revealed that kin provide a wide range of support to young single mothers, often enabling them to complete their education or to obtain a job. Finally, the religious beliefs and behavior are strengths that exist among African-American families. In his research, Hill found that 82 percent of black adults said that religion was very important in their lives."
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Values of Family, 2002.
A critical look at the encoding of meaning within mass-media texts and subsequent decoding by the audience.
1,386 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper considers how mass media texts are encoded with many levels of meaning, all of which are consciously constructed, and how these representations of meaning are understood in various ways by audiences. It does so by examining how gender is represented in the context of the protagonist of the show Family Guy and his interactions with those around him.
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"The text which I have chosen to discuss is Fox-Tv?s series "Family Guy" which aired from April 1999 to about February 2002. It is essentially an animated Sit-Com depicting white middle class American suburbia in contemporary times. The forcus of the show is on one man, the ?head? of a family, and his interactions with himself, his family, his neighbors, and the world around him."
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American Culture and Values, 2002.
A look at three different perspectives on American culture and values.
1,403 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper discusses how American culture highly regards individuality compared to many other cultures and for this reason, it is more difficult to distinguish the dominant values, beliefs and traditions of American life, because the lives of Americans differ so much, depending on their race, class and beliefs. It examines how the authors Tracy Ore, John Langston Gwaltney and Lillian Rubin in their three different articles each add a unique perspective to the values that dominate our culture. It also looks at how they provide valuable insight on the American dream and how different groups experience it, due to the cultural differences that America has labeled them with.
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"Ore makes an excellent point when she says that Americans categorize each other by race and culture. In many cases, race and culture work closely to create significant distinctions among groups within a larger society. Often, race plays a part in establishing separate cultural groups. In the United States, people are disturbed when they are unable to classify someone based on their race. If it is unclear what race someone is, they will ask one another, ?What are you?? (Ore, p. 1)
According to Ore, ?the culturally defined classifications are significant in that they are structured as categories that are fundamentally different from one another. (p. 1). People expect to be able to tell is someone is black or white, for example, and are confused when someone is in between. However, while someone may be different, it is not a negative thing."
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Children, TV and American Values., 2002.
A study of the effect of TV on children.
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 54.95
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This paper presents a look at children, television and American values. The writer collects and reviews empirical evidence about the way television affects American values in the children of the nation. The writer uses a survey approach and conducts a study of children age 5-10 year old and combines the results in this paper.
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"American values are as American as apple pie. When one has children one of the things they hope for is that they can raise those children to have strong American values, which might include respect for others, hard work and the ability to accept diversity. Often times the lack of American values is blamed on the things that children watch on television. Experts claim that the television shows that are popular today with children send a message to the children that they do not have to have values to be well liked and successful in life. Research is firmly divided on the issue and the debate continues. American values can be confusing for anyone who has to depend solely on television to attain them. Television shows today target audiences of children not only with the content of the show but with the commercials that are supporting the show. Even when the age bracket in question is not being targeted they watch and they learn from the messages that are sent."
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"Death of a Salesman": The Destruction of American Values, 2004.
An exploration of the failures of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper examines how Arthur Miller?s "Death of Salesman" is a view into the very heart of America. It shows that, while the subject matter pertains directly to a family on the brink of destruction, it also represents themes and ideas that travel far beyond the tiny cramped walls of the set and into the minds and hearts of every American working and struggling to this day. It discusses the idea that Americans are married to their jobs, and work for material possessions in a monotonous existence, using money to buy happiness; it attempts to compare their failures to the failures of Willy Loman in the play.
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"There are so many comparisons between death of a salesman and the real world. Miller?s play simply is an example of one member of a failed life. The very waste of talent and ability, of mind and body, is exemplified to a white, crystalline pureness, almost if the horrible nature of it was somehow purified by some means in some sick and twisted paradox. Willie was no more than seventy years old, and from birth to the grave, he woke up every morning to fight for something that can not be defeated. His wife is so supportive of him that she refuses to allow him to give up, Hap is a fool who thinks he has a chance of beating the system, and perhaps the one that is best off is Biff, but he is a vagrant bum who has no skills or trade going for him."
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