“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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Traditional Family is the Best One of the chief social problems afflicting this country is the breakdown in the traditional family (Kennedy 501). We live in the country where we have all different kinds of families‚ but the traditional family is the strongest one. We need to fight for the traditional family today because it would make a better life for us and our children. Traditional family is based on a strong foundation‚ good values and family traditions. First‚ every family should build their
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The American family has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. During the 1950s‚ the Cleavers on the television show “Leave it to beaver” epitomized the American family. In 1960‚ over 70 percent of all American households were like the Cleavers: made up of a breadwinner father‚ a homemaker mother‚ and their kids. Today much of the recent research indicates the traditional American family is not a model anymore in the sense that‚ there is no ideal or normal family. Family is now defined by some
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HISTORY CHANGES THE FAMILY In the last ten years of American history‚ there have been many milestones‚ events‚ and trends that have shaped American history. Not only did it shape history‚ but it changed how the American family lived. Examples such as the 9/11 attacks and new technological advancements have prompted serious and emotional conversations among family members and is considered important to cultural historians on how to understand the current mythologies of family. Aside from the ideal
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The average American family has changed a lot over the years. At first‚ the norm of a nuclear family consisted of two parents‚ a woman and a man‚ who were bonded through marriage‚ and their children. The father was usually the one who worked and provided for the family while the mother stayed at home and took care of the house and kids. For centuries‚ this was the way a family was set up. Now‚ the people who make up a family have changed as well as their roles and relationships that create different
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The Changing American Family The family is important to people all over the world.Although the structure of the family is quite different from one country another.In the USA‚as in many countries in the world‚the family is changing.A generation or two ago‚the traditional family‚in which the father was bossy‚was customary.Now the modern family‚in which both the father and the mother are equal partners is more common.Although there are several similarities between the traditional
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The family is the category that occurred early in the history of mankind; is an important social institution‚ related to the operation of the whole society and each individual. In view of the system‚ a change that institutions will lead to change the system and vice versa‚ the institutions around the family in the social system in general (such as economics‚ law‚ culture...) change also causes varying family. American family is not an exception to this rule. On the positive side‚ mobility‚ extroverted
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does looking at a family provide for storytelling through films? When looking at a family there tends to be a lot of characters: the nuclear family‚ the extended family‚ and the close family friends who are not even blood related. Why would a filmmaker ever choose to work with such a large number of characters and people? The stories that can be told from a family tend to be universal such as‚ love‚ marriage‚ heartbreak‚ hardship and so on. These stories can only exist within a family do to one thing—generations
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In society‚ family always comes first because of the love‚ motivation‚ and trust they hold and fill in our hearts. This type of love and support is needed to escape from suffering and lost hope. For this reason‚ Juniors family was the reason he was able to heal and overcome many obstacles in his life. In the novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ the author shares the life of a young Indian boy‚ Junior‚ who struggles living in poverty and suffers through the loss
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