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Week Ten: Fathers and Finance       You know, it’s an interesting experience when you go through situations and learn of their importance many years down the road. I learned things this week that really did surprise me and consider how I came out to be the adult that I am today. The principles that I learned are simple and vital to the health of families, but I feel like they are often the most ignored and disregarded family principles to date. Almost all forms of modern society really do trash on the traditional family structure and its roles, it’s almost impossible to argue otherwise, but sometimes those simple traditional ways are the best. This week I learned a lot about the role of the father in the home and his role to his wife and children. I learned a lot about some statistics surrounding the father and his position in today’s world. In a lot of ways, it is dismal, and people really don’t appreciate or understand the father role, but that is a sound reason fo...

Week Four: Gender and Family Life            This week I was really humbled and brought to some new realizations that changed my perspective and understanding on the human species.            Most of my life, I have been taught that men and women are the same, other than some physical differences, we are all the same and should be treated as such. I have always been told that men and women need the same opportunities and should be respected in all points of life, but what I gained in mentality and support, I also lost a lot of fundamental truths that come along with understanding that men and women are actually very different, and that the differences are actually vital to all social structures whether  that’s the family unit, the social circle, or society as a whole. Understanding, respecting, and building upon these differences will inevitably improve the human family.         ...

Week Three: Social Class and Diversity             Hey everyone, I am really pleased to write this blog post today. In the past week I have had things brought to my attention that are very real and sensitive. As I try to relay what I learned I hope that you may understand the developed empathy and sincerity I use as I express my thoughts.       So, this week we covered social class and cultural diversity. To me, I thought this topic was sure to be valid regarding the family, but I learned that it actually is so much more encompassing.       In my preparation and studies, I was directed to a series of short films that are published on YouTube that show a diverse range of people and their unique circumstances. The videos showed the different social classes and the habits (traditions) that they followed. For example; in an upper-class family video, the rich folks in interviewed were very aware of their class and the...