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Brief History of Afro-American Families, 2002.
This paper looks at the economic and social and psychological history of African-American families.
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper is an overview of Afro-American history, beginning with slavery in the 1700s. The author looks at how slavery affected the nuclear family, both economically and psychologically, and how this pattern continues to be prevalent in today's Afro-American families. Some of the issues discussed include, the owner-slave relationship, marriages between slaves and how slavery affected children and their identity. The paper also looks at the post-Emancipation period and the hardships that the freed slaves continued to encounter including poverty, unemployment and racial discrimination. According to the author, migration from the South to the North was one of the most significant changes that occurred as a result of Emancipation. The Afro-American families' strong bond, which may not be categorized as a
'traditional' but 'extended' family can be traced back to the period of slavery and in this author's opinion, shows the strengths of the community as a whole.
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"Roberson reported that some of the migrating families were quite large, with six or seven children. It could be very difficult to find housing to old a family of that size, even with extensive family and community support. So often, these parents would have to make hard decisions to break the family apart, at least temporarily. Some of the children would be taken in by aunts and uncles, but given that the extended family was so strong, connected and well bonded together, this wasn?t as wrenching as it might have been. The extended family continued to watch out for and support the new arrivals until they had work and a place to stay. (Roberson, accessed 2002)"
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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, £ 73.95
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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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Native American Families, 2002.
A look at the Native American family units from before colonization to the present day.
2,039 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 45.95
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This paper provides a detailed history of Native American families and the way they functioned. It traces these units from before the Americas were settled by the Europeans and their adaption to reservation life. The paper also examines the revival of Native American culture and family appreciation in modern America.
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"Native American girls are taught all they need to know to be a good Indian wife. They were taught to make clay pots, weave baskets, mend clothes, and scrape skins, set snare traps, cook and other chores. Some tribal women even constructed the homes and furniture for the homes. Young girls had much more responsibility in learning than young boys. Young girls reached adulthood when they experienced their first menstrual period. She was whisked off by the older tribal women to a isolated hut to spend at least four days. Many tribes performed rituals when a girl reached womanhood. Some were painful and isolation was common, but public celebrations would follow the rituals."
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"Changing American Families"--Book Review, 2007.
This paper reviews the ideas presented in Judy Root Aulette's work "Changing American Families."
832 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 0 sources, £ 20.95
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Judy Root Aulette's work "Changing American Families" challenges many of the traditionally held beliefs of what makes a family unit. This paper reviews several concepts presented in this book. First, the paper discusses childlessness by choice, and the flip-side, which is being a parent by choice. Also considered are the roles of grandparents, adoption as a parenting option, and the roles of mothers and fathers in modern society. Aulette also discusses the need for quality childcare. The paper concludes with a discussion of punishment and what it achieves for both parents and children.
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"The idea of having a child and becoming a parent is increasingly being viewed as an option, as noted by Aulette's discussion of couples that are childless by choice. Birth control and more flexible views of the purpose of marriage have allowed couples to view childlessness as a liberating option, not as a curse or an example of their failure as a union. Aulette cautions the reader that simply because parenthood is not necessarily the purpose of every coupling or every marriage does not mean that one option, to have children or to not have children, is better or worse--rather both have become valid options in today's society. This is an empowering idea not just for persons who wish to remain childless, but for all couples--it is a reminder that having a child is a choice, not a destiny that is forced upon a couple."
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American Families in the Cold War Era, 2001.
Elaine Tyler May?s "Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold covers historical development of family unit, social, economic, political forces and the breakdown of traditional family.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, £ 27.95
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"Elaine Tyler May?s Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era captures the underlying tensions that belies the portrait of the traditional American family from the ?40s to the late ?60s. In May?s depiction, the family was upheld as a bastion of security and domestic bliss. Men were willing to sacrifice the autonomy and freedom of bachelorhood to assume the responsibility of being the primary breadwinner of a family. Concomitantly, women gave up their pursuits in education and careers to take on the domestic responsibilities of wife and mother (May 23). However, in her book, May highlights the individual tragedies of these nuclear families that appeared to have everything any family could have wanted. The seething discontent of the individuals in these families would ultimately lead to the disintegration of traditional family units (May 201-2)."
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African-American Families, 1991.
This paper discusses the African-American family: Impact of racism on family structure, marital relations, financial status, young black males, education, substance abuse and child abuse.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 17 sources, £ 67.95
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Introduction
The literature clearly presents that there are several variables affecting the lives of African-Americans that evidence the routine occurrence of micro-aggressions, or micro-assaults, being perpetrated by certain members of the majority group of society (Franklin, 1965; Jones, 1972). Given this, it then follows that African-American families, the bedrock of the African-American ethnicity and culture, are similarly, if not more so, under attack. Of note is that this group is systematically subjected to a variety of forms of discrimination, foremost of which is racism, which is due to their racial and cultural differences from the majority group of society. The impetus for such discriminatory practices against African-American families is the institution of slavery, which
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Afro-Americans in American Film, 2002.
An overview of the stereotyping by American cinema of African Americans through a review of the movie "Black identity".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper will discuss the idea of film playing a part of in the media in the creation of stereotypes of harshness in "Black identity". By examining some of the film, which led to this, we can learn much about blacks are portrayed as 'hoods' or associated with crime in some or another. By making this distinction in film, we can learn how this image is clearly projected in black culture by white dominated media.
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The Changing American Family, 2006.
This paper discusses how the typical American family has changed throughout recent history.
1,561 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the definition of "family" is an ever-changing concept in society. The writer declares that the family is arguably the central focus of American culture and society, and an integral part of the metaphorical American Dream. In this paper, the writer examines how the typical American family has undergone many changes in recent decades. The writer concludes that although means, averages and majorities can be calculated from statistical data, interpretation of such data on a non-numerical basis certainly reveals that there is not a single family mold that can be shared by a majority of Americans and there is essentially no "typical" American family.
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"A large percentage of society may once have defined the family as beginning with the marriage of the will-be-mother and will-be-father. However, single-parent families, non-married parents, divorced couples, remarried couples, and same-sex couples are all major parts of the family makeup today, and the traditional/ideal family structure of thirty years ago is certainly the minority today. In fact, between the 1970s and the 1990s, there was a significant rise in the number of adults who have never been married at all, going from fifteen percent to twenty-three percent. A snapshot of the majority of adults thirty years ago would show that about seventy-five percent of American adults were married, while in the late 1990s only slightly over half of American adults were married. This change is due to the fact that people are delaying marriage longer by about five years on average, divorce rates have increased significantly, and people are slower to remarry after getting divorced or being widowed. Today, cohabitation, or living together as a couple before marriage, is actually quite normal."
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The American Family, 2006.
A review of the American family and influencing factors and issues confronting the family.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper examines a number of questions pertaining to the American family. The paper chiefly looks at the makeup of the family unit, as well as, some of the chief challenges confronting the family, styles of parenting and a host of other matters.
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"To begin with, from my point of view, the family is a unit of people who care about one another and are prepared to place the interests of each other before their own. More traditionally, the family definition would have also included references to "blood relations" and the nuclear family, but that older definition is no longer applicable in today's society. There are a number of different types of human societies, from hunting and gathering societies to simple agrarian societies to industrial and post-industrial societies. According to Yorburg, the hunting and gathering society is nuclear and egalitarian. Horticultural societies are all-inclusive, extended, quasi-egalitarian and has clear gender roles. Agricultural societies are extended, marriages are arranged, structure is authoritarian and communication is relatively low."
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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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An American Family, 2004.
A comprehensive analysis of a selected American family.
2,433 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 52.95
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This paper introduces an American family selected for a review and analysis of their lifestyle and the social and financial factors affecting their lifestyle. The paper provides background information on the family under review, describes the economic and emotional health of the family, and then describes their strategies for coping and adapting when they are confronted with sudden misfortune and disruption to their lives.
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"The family under review is typical of an upper middle class intact Caucasian suburban cluster unit wherein there are three children, two parents, dog, cat, and hamster. Religious affiliation is Catholic but practice is sporadic. All children attend a suburban school noted for its rigorous educational curricula and college preparation programming. Both mother and father are professional educators and there exists a strong parental interest in the children?s education, both formally and informally. Vacations are important to all family members as they represent not only relaxation but also an opportunity for new learning endeavors. All five family members recognize the need for separateness and connectedness as well. In fact even though two siblings are fraternal twins each has their own bedroom in the family?s five-bedroom three-bath home. Encouragement is garnered to ensure, as best possible, that the children differentiate themselves within the family unit rather than independent of the unit. The nurturing model set forth by the parents is representative of controlled flexibility, developmental responsibility, shared trustworthiness, emphasis on individual uniqueness, and freedom for personality development. The Zeitgeist, or the spirit of this family, exists in the unit?s expressed need for individual autonomy, moral regulation, learning diversity, and educational freedom."
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Evolution of the American Family, 2002.
A discussion of the decline and fall of the American family through Conservative, Liberal and Feminist paradigms.
1,154 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper discusses three theories which attempt to assess the reasons for this decline of the "American family" unit.The first being the "conservative model" , the second is the "liberal model" and the third being various feminist theories of familial discontent. Each one of these theories is presented and analyzed. The paper concludes with a discussion of the obstacles faced by women in managing a family and career.
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"The conservative model of family decline suggests a model that is a replica of the ?fall from Eden? for the American family. According to the conservative point of view, once the American family existed in a relative state of harmony and bliss. The family, according to the conservative point of view, is necessarily dependent upon a rigid model of roles. The father is in charge of major family decision making and providing economically for the family. The mother?s duty primarily revolves around the production, education, and nurturing of the family?s children. The children are to be obedient to their parents, deferring first to their mother, then to their father when he comes home from his job."
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Television and the American Family, 2002.
A look at the evolution of television portrayals of the American family from 1950 to the present.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 12 sources, £ 94.95
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This paper explains how television's portrayal of the American family has evolved from 1950s 'wholesome' to contemporary detachment and cynicism, with a number of notable exceptions, most especially "7th Heaven".
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