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    A Typical Gemini

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    You are a Gemini As a typical Gemini you talk a lot and you are never where you were five minutes ago. No one can tie the Twins down with a heavy cord and expect this sylph of the air to remain patiently waiting until the cord is tugged. More likely‚ you’ll perform a Houdini-like trick and vanish before their eyes‚ leaving them with the cord. You are unpredictable‚ changeable as quicksilver‚ loving disguise and mimicry‚ fascinated for a little while with just about everything‚ quick to become

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    The ideal family from the American perspective has traditionally been known as the nuclear family by sociologists. The nuclear family‚ consisting of a married couple and their unmarried children‚ materialized as a romantic ideal as the Industrial Revolution transformed the United States into a country where families didn’t have to depend on many children and extended families for help on a farm or financial stability and families got smaller. Wealthier families could afford to have a home for themselves

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    Latin American Family

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    The importance of family as the basic unit of society teaches one the benefits of forming and/or developing collective values and beliefs that allow the Christian Church to better evangelize and expand. Since the second conference in Medellin during 1955‚ the Latin American bishops stated their awareness in the lack of Christian ministry to families. First and foremost‚ the bishops identified the various difficulties Latin American families could endure—such as poverty‚ divorce‚ low marriage rates

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    Changes in the American Family Tena Tyner OMM 612 Managing in Social Change Dr. Stephanie Lyncheski 09/03/2012 Over the past 40 decades the American family structure and the very basic makeup of the family has changed. No longer does the nuclear family exist. The nuclear family has been considered the "traditional" family since the 1950 ’s. The nuclear family consists of a mother

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    Mexican American Family

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    Asian women were exposed to American values since an early age. Nevertheless‚ they were detested and oppressed by the American society. They were facing a major identity crisis because they were in between the need to fulfill their parents’ expectations and the inclination to be in an American culture (Fan 79). In an Asian family‚ the tradition is to value elders and other members above one’s own individual self. Especially in patriarchal Asian communities‚ family is defined as the “central

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    Native American Family

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    Both sides of my family are very similar. On my dad side‚ the earliest record is in 1831 of a person names Eldridge Golden. Eldridge grew up in Barbour West Virginia. Ever since then my dad’s family has lived all over West Virginia. They most likely lived there prior to 1831 because my dad is part Cherokee Indian. The Cherokee Indian tribe has been around since the 16th century when European explorers contacted the tribe. Since the initial contact the Cherokee Indians developed their society and

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    Japanese American Family

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    The Japanese Americans were given a number per family‚ causing many couples who did not want to be separated marry quickly so that they would receive the same number. After they were given their number‚ they were placed in a vehicle that could be a car‚ truck‚ bus or even a train. Arriving at the camp in tense filled air‚ the Japanese Americans all knew that they would be spending the next oncoming years at this camp. When they exited of of whatever vehicle they were placed on‚ they were greeted

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    American Family Interview

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    Jose California. His major profession is Behavioral Science. Budan is currently pursuing a degree in Marriage and Family Therapist at SJSU. He is currently working as a Chef. Previously‚ Budan had been employed by companies including Apple and Google. He is the oldest sibling‚ besides one brother and two sisters. His family is extended‚ but he is closer to his mother’s side. Budan’s family have been living in San Jose‚ as a result of their Great-Grandmothers career of joining the army. Both his parents

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    Two American Families

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    “Two American Families” The PBS Frontline documentary “Two American Families”‚ produced by Bill Moyers‚ follows two middle class families in Milwaukie‚ one black and one white‚ for over a decade as they struggle to achieve the “American Dream”. This documentary mirrors the struggle of so many American families who work hard and play by the rules‚ yet fall victim in a struggling economy to a series of policy decisions made. The hand of policy ineffectively steered the lives of the two families featured

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    ’s book‚ as well as Rubin ’s research‚ the make up of the family is influenced by many factors. The economy‚ culture‚ education‚ ethnicity/race‚ and tradition all help to create the modern family. The last few decades have heavily influenced the family structure‚ and while some try to preserve the past‚ others embrace the future. Through it all‚ we find you can have both. The first part of Rubin ’s book dealt with "the Invisible Americans." One of the most thought provoking statements from the

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