AMERICA

Families in America

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Families in America

The purpose - to track the dynamics of influence on the social institution of "family" traditions and innovations of modern society.

The family has been and will always be a great challenge for humanity. Firstly because it has accompanied human nature from the first steps to the present time. Thus the coexistence in the middle of each culture was collected by: tribe, kinship, marriage, etc. Sometimes different names, but nevertheless common features of unity between parent and child. Different individual people, but where relationships are strengthened to such an extent that they become irreplaceable (Louis, 2008).

Recognized as the base or original cell of social life, family is who supports life and growth of everyone. Here is setting the natural sense of unity between man and woman, with a common project and shared challenges. This was opening the concept to bring together all those who lived under the same roof: children, adopted, grandparents, uncles, cousins, etc., Still sharing the same values, beliefs and customs. Understood in this way, the family is first to the society itself. The society could not exist without the family. Is this who will constitute the institution called society.

Understood as originating agent, the family has always been the first agent of socialization of individuals. Children from the first days at home is now established with very peculiar characteristics, which are products of their home. As follows from the importance of family in the personality of children and those who are role models for children: parents.

In the course of history the family has had to grow up different situations affecting this machismo, feminism, physical and psychological attacks, overwork with very limited time at home, etc. But about which I would propose this discussion revolves around the identity of parents as educators of their children ...