Family science

Read the postin" rel="nofollow">ings from your classmates and respond to different postin" rel="nofollow">ings.(250 word response) Social class affects family life in" rel="nofollow">in many ways. Children in" rel="nofollow">in middle and upper class households are often in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in many activities and monitored more closely by parents. In most cases, one or both of the parents are workin" rel="nofollow">ing. Parents "work" workload, combin" rel="nofollow">ined with their unpaid work at home, can lead to a busy lifestyle, which results in" rel="nofollow">in the need for structure within" rel="nofollow">in the family. In contrast, lower-class families often allow their children more freedom, and are less in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in their lives. In addition, the social environment of the family also impacts family life. Families usually stay within" rel="nofollow">in their social class when choosin" rel="nofollow">ing friends, places of work, and neighborhoods. Because the family spends most of their time with their friends, coworkers, and neighbours, they become in" rel="nofollow">influenced by them and these in" rel="nofollow">influences impact the way that the family works. Gender can have an impact on family life. Though traditional gender roles are slowly bein" rel="nofollow">ing elimin" rel="nofollow">inated, they are still evident in" rel="nofollow">in family life. Children may be given "boy jobs" and "girl jobs," or play sports that are typically associated with their gender. For example, a boy may be given chores such as mowin" rel="nofollow">ing the lawn or fixin" rel="nofollow">ing the car, whereas a girl may do thin" rel="nofollow">ings like cookin" rel="nofollow">ing and cleanin" rel="nofollow">ing. This can create a division within" rel="nofollow">in the family, and rein" rel="nofollow">inforce traditional gender roles, which can cause frustration for children if they do not enjoy their job, or feel that they do not identify with the gender they feel they are bein" rel="nofollow">ing assigned. These roles not only impact family life, but can spread to the in" rel="nofollow">individual lives of the family members as well. For example, as an adult, a daughter who has grown up doin" rel="nofollow">ing mostly "girl jobs" may not feel that she is qualified to apply for jobs that are traditionally done by men, whereas a girl who has been taught by her parents that she is capable of doin" rel="nofollow">ing jobs traditionally done by men may feel more freedom to work in" rel="nofollow">in a male-domin" rel="nofollow">inated career. Race and ethnicity can have an impact on family life in" rel="nofollow">in a similar way that social class does. In most families (not all, of course), the parents are of the same race, and generally have a social group of that same race. Thus, the family's in" rel="nofollow">influences are mostly comin" rel="nofollow">ing from the same background. Children may be in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in activities where the other participants are of the same race or ethnicity, and they may be encouraged to fin" rel="nofollow">ind friends and/or spouses of the same background. For example, a Ukrain" rel="nofollow">inian immigrant family may choose to live in" rel="nofollow">in a region with a high Ukrain" rel="nofollow">inian population, attend a Ukrain" rel="nofollow">inian church, and put their children in" rel="nofollow">in Ukrain" rel="nofollow">inian dance. By doin" rel="nofollow">ing this, they are ensurin" rel="nofollow">ing that their children are surrounded by people of the same background. By doin" rel="nofollow">ing this, the parents can have more control on their family life, as the children's outside in" rel="nofollow">influences will be similar to their family in" rel="nofollow">influences. By surroundin" rel="nofollow">ing the family with people of the same race and ethnicity, the family life can flow more smoothly, as family life and social life are similar