DISCUSSION ON FAMILY

In this discussion you are to use your sociological imagination and "make the familiar strange". Using the knowledge you have about your family history (your generation, your parents and grandparents, e.g.) discuss where you see connections between lived experience and the changing characteristics of families over time. These might include race or ethnicity, immigration to the US, social class, education, occupation, religion, gender roles, childrearing practices, etc. If you would like to include photos (no more than three) please do and tell us how they express ideas presented in Chapter 12.

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