Essay On Family Values

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EssayonFamilyValues:Importance

FamilyValues:Importance

America'sfamilyvaluesareveryimportanttoourcitizensFormanyyearstheAmericanfamilyand itsvalueshavebeenoneofthetopprioritiesofournation.Thefamilyisevenanessentialpartofthe "AmericanDream"thatweAmericansaresofondof.ThebasicideaofsuccessinAmericais measuredbyhowwellonecanprovidefortheirfamily.Butwhatdoescitezenshiphavetodowith familyvalues?ItdeterminesthesevaluesandsetastandardforthewholeofAmerica'speople. Familyvaluesareoftheutmostimportancetothe

Americancitizen.

Familyvaluesarebasicallythecoreofourwayofliving.Theyhavebeenimportantsince,and evenshowmorecontent

Wherewouldwebewithoutloveandcompassion?Wewouldprobablybeinworldwidechaosif therestillevenwasaworldleft.Peoplewouldonlyregardeachotherasjustmildacquaintances, therewouldbenofriends,lovers,ormarriedpeopleanywherewithoutsuchvalues.Allpeople desirefamilyvalues,suchaslove,care,intimacy,acceptance,commitment,andshared responsibilityThisiswhypeoplefromallreligious,political,andsocialpersuasionssayoursociety needsfamilyvalues.

Thesearethearenasinwhichfamiliesinteract,basedupontheirmutualcommitmenttothegreater good,practicing,imparting,andcelebratingtruefamilyvalues.

Familyvalues'attributestocitizenshipareverymeaningful.Forthegreatercommongoodasociety musthaveadequatefamilyvaluestopreventchaos

Americaseemstobegraduallylosingtheseveryimportantvalueswhichareofimmeasurablecost. Thislossisduetoareductionofmoralsbyoursocietyandabrainwashedacceptanceofwhatwe knowisclearlywrongItisoneofacitizen'smostimportantdutiestoupholdfamilyvaluesFailure todosomayresultinanincalculablelosssuchasthedestructionofasocietywehavestrivedso longtobuild.ThisisoneoftheprimaryreasonsforthedownfalloftheGreaterRomanEmpire.The lossofsociety'svaluesgraduallyweakenedanddisassociatedthemtothepointthattheywere overranbyaweakerpower.

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Whenraisingachildoneistaughtvaluesbytheirfamiliesthattheyfeelareimportantfortheirchild tohave.Ibelievethatfamilyvaluesconsistofcertainactionsandqualitiesthatareimportanttoa familytouphold.Valuesthatareimportantinmyfamilyarehonesty,trustandtohaverespectfor others.Eachofthesevaluesisequallyimportantinmyfamily.Theyplayedabigroleintomaking methepersonIamnowGrowingupinmyfamilytaughtmethathonestyisthebestpolicyWhenI wouldgetintotroubleasachildIwouldoftentrytolietomymomthinkingthatwouldsaveme frombeingpunished.IsoonlearnedthatlyingwouldonlygetmeintomoretroublethanIwas alreadyHonestyhasgivenmethereputationofshowmorecontent

Respectisanimportantvaluetobetaughtwhengrowingup.ThroughtheyearsIhavelearnedthat inordertolearnanythingyoumusthaverespectforothers.Ihavelearnedmanyvaluablelessons fromlisteningtomygrandmother.Shehastoldmemanyofherexperiences,whichhasmademea betterperson.Havingrespectforotherpeoplehasallowedmetobemoreopen–mindedandsee qualitiesinpeoplethatmostwouldnotIhavealwayslistenedtowhatmyfriendsandfamilyhasto say.Thatdoesn'talwaysmeanthatIagreewiththem,butitistheiropinion,soIrespectit.Inreturn Ireceiverespectfromthem.Aspeoplebegintorespectmemoretheirtrustinmealsogrows.Trust isavaluethatwasveryhardformetolearn.Iwasalwaysafraidthatsomeonewasgoingtohurtme onewayoranother.MymotherwasalwaystellingmethatIshouldlearntotrustotherssothatthey couldhelpmefromtimetotime,butInevercoulddoitEventuallyIfinallylearnedtotrustothersa fewyearsago.Ihaverealizedthatotherpeoplecandomanythingsforyouifyoujusttrustinthem. ThishelpsmeintherelationshipsIhavewithmyfriends.Trustdoesn'thappenovernight,ittakes timeIhavelearnedthattrustingcertainpeopleisworththerisk,andhelpstherelationshipsIhave withthem.Allvaluesthatfamiliesinstillintheirchildrenareimportant.Theyarethedeciding factorsthathelpapersongrow.Values

EssayaboutFamilyValues
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FamilyValuesEssay

values.Acompletefamilymakestheindividualselfreliant,honest,caringandhappy.Goodparent's raregoodhumanpersonagee.Abusiveparentsoftenproducehumanpersonalitieswhofeelthatthey areworthless,unlovableandinadequate.Similarlyparentswhoinvestalotofemotionalandmental resourcesoftenproducestable,responsiblepersonage.Parentsarethemaininfluenceonahuman's personalitydevelopmentHumanbeing'swantonlytheloveoftheirparentsanditgivessatisfaction ateverystage.Butwhenindividualdon'tgetlovefromanyoftheparent,itadverselyaffectson individual'spersonalityandalwayslivesinadistressfulcondition.Theintensemeaningoffamily relationsforalmosteveryonehasbeenobservedthroughouthistory Philosophersandsocialanalystshavenotedthatanysocietyisastructuremadeupoffamilies linkedtogether.Thefamilyismade–upofindividuals,butitisalsoasocialunit,andpartoflarger network.

Overthedecades,socialscientistshavestruggledintheireffortstodefinethemultidimensional conceptoffamilyBelowaresomedefinitionsthatwillgiveclearcutmeaningthatwhatactually familyis?

Mostsocialresearchintothefamilyhashadanimmediatemoralpurpose,toeliminatedeviations likedivorce,desertion,illegitimacy,andadulteryratherthanadesiretounderstandthefundamental natureofsocialinstitutions.Inthissensethefamilyseemssociallyunimportant.Itisonlythe patternof

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Theconceptoffamilycanoftenbeseenasthefoundationapersonismadeupon.Everyonehasa familywhetherit'sanactualbiologicalfamilyorclosefriendshipsthatarenowconsideredfamily. ManyAmericanvaluescanbesourcedfromfamilybecausethat'swheresomeonecomesfromsoit ismorethanlikelythatafamilysharesthesamevaluessuchashonesty,religion,andequality.Itis generallysaidthatyouchooseyourfriendsandnotyourfamilyThismakesthebondbetween familymembersextremelystrongtothepointofdoinganythingforafamilymemberornever losinghopeforthem.Inallthreebooks,TheRoundHouse,TheHeretic'sDaughter,andTheColor Purple,theAmericanvalueoffamilyisexemplifiedSometimesthebondbetweenachildandtheir motherissosecurethatwhensomethingdamagesthatbondallhellbreaksloose.Inthenovel,The RoundHousebyLouiseErdrich,Joe'smother,Geraldine,isattackedbyanunknownpersonand almostburnedalivebeforeshecouldescapeherattacker.Thiseventshakesthewholereservation Joe'sfamilyliveson,especiallyhisdirectfamily.Joe'smotherisextremelytraumatizedfromthis eventthatshesuffersfromPTSDandisolatesherselfawayfromthepeoplethatcareaboutherthe most.Becauseofthis,Joe'sfather,Bazil,andJoesearchforanycluestofindtheattackerandput himbehindbars.TheinvestigationsparksafeelingofrevengeinJoethatthereisnolimitastohow farhewillgotogethis

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ValueOfFamilyEssay

TheValuesOfAFamily

Whatisafamily?Whatpartsmakeupafamily?Thesetwoquestionsarequestionsthatmillionsof adultsandchildrenaskthemselvesregularly.Whenpeoplethinkaboutafamilyintheirheadthey thinkofanuclearfamily.WhereyouhaveaMom,Dad,andafewkidsrunningaroundahomein themiddleofasuburbanwasteland.ThatisthenuclearfamilythatIfeelmostmodernfamilies strivetobelikeButfactorscanchangewithinafamilyandstillbeafamilyIdonotbelievethata familyisstrictlybasedoffwhatpeopleseefromthefrontporchlookingin.Afamilyisaboutthe everlastingbondthatisformedbetweenagroupofpeoplewhethertheyarerelatedbybloodorby othermeansAfamilyisagroupofpeoplewhosticktogetherduringhardtimesandgoodtimes, theylaughtogetherandtheycrytogether.Theyeatmealstogether,partytogether,areweaved togetherinlife.Theyarelikeastripofpalmleaves,andwhenyouweaveabunchofthemtogether itmakesabasket,thatisafamily.Thepeoplethatsomeonecancallattwointhemorningona Wednesdayjustbecausetheycan'tsleep.Theoneswhowouldsacrificeanythingtohelpthem.The bondcanneverbebrokenbecausetheword"family"holdsthemtogetherlikegluetowallpaper

Now,let'stalkaboutwhatvaluesarewhenitcomestoaFamily.Inafamilyyoucanfindsome majorpartsthatmakeafamilyhaveanidentitylike,social,political,religious,andworkvalues. Thesevaluesgiveafamilya

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Manyyearsago,familieshadmoralvaluesthatservedapurposeintheirlives.Mothersstayedat homeandcareforthechildrenwhiledadswenttoworkandprovidedforthefamily.Inthehome motherswouldmakethechildrentodotheirchoresandhomeworkbeforetheycouldgooutsideand play.Backthen,therewerenocomputersorvideogamestoplaywithsokidshadtoentertain themselvesBytheendoftheweek,thefamilywouldgotochurchonSundayTheseweresimple familyvaluesthatbuildfoundationsforfamiliesbackintheday.Peoplewerecommittedindoing therightthing.Eventhoughmostfamiliescouldnotaffordfancycarsorniceclothes,they continuedtomakethebestofeverythingThemostimportantvaluelearnedshowmorecontent Achildcandevelopconfidenceandstabilityintheirlifeiftheyareinfluencebypositivepeopleand havegoodfamilystructure.Familyisanimportantandpersonalinvestmentthatcanbesharewith ourloveone.Ithasthegreatestrewardandthatislove.Someadultswillallowtheirchildrento maketheirownchoiceseventhoughthechildhavenocluetowhatisbestforthem,buttheyhaveto figureitoutontheirownThen,theyarelikelytobeinvolvedwithexperiencingdrugs,sex,and havingbabies,andlosingtheirself–respect.Sowhatshouldparentsdotoputtheirkidsbackonthe righttrack?Well,foronetheycouldlimittheirchildrentheuseofthingslikeplayingvideogames, watchingTV,computersandelectronicdevices.Thereareotherthingstoconsiderandnotallow yourchildtofallintosomeofthesecategories,firstthingistosurroundyourselfandyourchild aroundgoodrolemodels,nextthingistohaveapositiveattitudeeveryday,andlastthingistohave goodmoralvalues.

Singleparentshavetheirshareinextremepressureofeverydaylife.Itishardtocommittodoingthe rightthing,especiallywhenthereisonlyonepersonraisingachildAswetrytounderstandyouths oftoday,wecannothelpbutthinkaboutyoungparentswhomakebadchoicesandcontinuetodoso whilehavingmorekids.Itcouldbedifficulttoteachchildrengoodmoral

FamilyMoralValuesEssay
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Throughoutlife,ourvalueschangeandgrow.Atayoungage,wevalueourtoysandmaterial possessions.But,aswemature,ourvaluestakeonadifferentrole,amoresubstantialmeaning. WhatIvaluemostatthispointinmylifeisfamilyandfriends.Myfamilyiswhativaluemostand myfriendsIcountthemasmyfamilytoobutiftheywerewithmesincepre–kinderandneverdone anythingbadtomeormetothemsowecouldofstayedtogetherfromthepastuntilnowSinceI wasinKazenElementaryIwasalwaysonmyownneverreallytalkedtoanyonebutIdidhad friends.Although,justlikeeverylittlekidlikestohangoutwiththecoolkidsinsteadofthekid beingbulliedsotheywon'tgetbulliedHowever,itdidn'tbotheredmebecauseafterschool;my friendsandIalwaysgettogetherandplayvideogamesorplayoutside.Yet,infourthandfifthgrade iswheneverybodystartedtonotbearoundmenomore,talktome,andevenmyfriends.WhoI thoughttheyweremyfriendsbutreallytheywerejustbeingbulliesallthetime.WhenIentered middleschooltherewassomepeoplebeingbulliedincludingmyself.So,Imadesomechoicesin mylifeeitherdosomethingwithmyselforjuststaythesameaswhoIamIusedtobeafatkidand thatwaseasyforpeopletocallmenames.Nor,littlethattheyknowIstartedexercisingwithmy cousineverydayintheUnitedCampusandalwayspushedmyselftonotlooklikeIusedtolook before.Afterthat,peopleseemein

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