...In the short story “Wing’s Chips” by Mavis Gallant, the narrators opinion about her father changes from embarrassment to becoming proud of him. This is first seen when she doubts her fathers’ personal life. She says, “My father, I believe was wrong in not establishing some immediate liaison with this group.” Here, the narrator’s opinion was expressed by questioning why her father was not friends with the others in town as he was an Englishmen himself. Also, he is being accused of not having a real job. The narrator says, “… the question of my father’s working was beginning to worry me for the first time.” At this point, the narrator feels ashamed because her father’s job is not a real one like everyone else’s. In addition to her father, the she feels embarrassed by her father from how he dresses. The narrator quotes in disappointment, “…he looked just as sloppy on Sundays as he did the rest of the week.” Aside from some minor disappointments in her father, the daughter soon becomes very proud of her father’s accomplishments. This is shown while the daughter is staring at the sign made by her father, “I was hysterically proud of the sign, and for the first time of my father.” Finally the narrator also realizes that her father has a job that is like all of the other men in town. While looking at the sign the protagonist says, “there it was “Wing’s Chips”, proof that my father was an ordinary working man just like anybody...
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...Hannah is fearful, weak, vulnerable and lacking in strength and resilience. Rivka, on the other hand, has a desire to survive and to continue living, no matter what tragedy she witnesses and experiences. As she states after she tells the girls about the death of her family members: " We all have such stories. It is a brutal arithmetic. But I--I am alive. You are alive. As long as we breathe, we can see and hear. As long as we can remember, all those gone before are alive inside us." Unlike Rivka and the others, Hannah knows what will happen, because shes from the future. But, since Rivka has been living in the camps much longer than Hannah, she has more knowledge of what goes on in the camps. She explains the girls how to survive like tey shouldnt stand next to a prisonner with the letter G in their number. For instance, she states: " You ust listen if you wish to stay alive. i know the things you need to know in this place. Tere is malach ha-mavis, the Angel of Death, hovering overhead. But we can fool him if we follow th rules" In conclusion, athough at first glance Hannah and Rivka may seem like just two simple girls, they are much more than they appear to be. The are strong, young women who share many common and un common...
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...dilemma every day. Divorce rates are on the rise, and the sacred union of marriage is not what it used to be; leaving children caught in the middle. Divorce has an effect on everyone involved and can be emotionally and physically draining on a family. Hurt feelings and anger often take precedence over doing what is truly best for the kids. There is also the aspect of children being raised in dysfunctional households that can have dire consequences. So the question is should a couple stay married only for the sake of children? Position 1 Parents should avoid divorce and make every attempt to endure the marriage when children are involved. Divorce is typically a difficult life changing event for children. Children sometimes feel that they are to blame for the breakdown of the family unit. They often have to face the real with the possibility of having to relocate or change schools. The family environment that they have become accustomed to with both parents is in jeopardy. A review of marriage research released in a 2005 journal published by the Brookings Institution and Princeton University suggested that children from two-parent families are better off emotionally, socially and economically. This suggests that the family unit is much better when both parents are in the household. In the story “The Storm”, the wife may very well have had some issues that caused her to have an affair but she stayed in the marriage. The story suggest there may have some type of lacking...
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...One of the most striking changes in family structure over the last twenty years has been the increase in single-parent families. In 1970, the number of single-parent families with children under the age of 18 was 3.8 million. By 1990, the number had more than doubled to 9.7 million. For the first time in history, children are more likely to reside in a single-parent family for reasons other than the death of a parent. One in four children are born to an unmarried mother, many of whom are teenagers. Another 40 percent of children under 18 will experience parental breakup. Ninety percent of single-parent families are headed by females. Not surprisingly, single mothers with dependent children have the highest rate of poverty across all demographic groups (Olson & Banyard, 1993). Approximately 60 percent of U.S. children living in mother-only families are impoverished, compared with only 11 percent of two-parent families. The rate of poverty is even higher in African-American single-parent families, in which two out of every three children are poor. Effects on Children Past research has indicated that children from single-parent families are more likely to experience less healthy lives, on the average, than children from intact families. For instance, children growing up with only one parent are more likely to drop out of school, bear children out of wedlock, and have trouble keeping jobs as young adults. Other consequences include risks to psychological development, social...
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...PAGES | 1 Question 1: Three-generational genogram | 2 | 2.Question 2: Ecomap | 4 | 3. Question 3: a) Story as seen from perspective of each family members | 6 | b) The story from the vantage point of the family position in the family life cycle | 7 | 4. Question 4: First-order cybernetic description | 9 | 5. Question 5: Second-order cybernetic description | 12 | 6. Reference | 15 | Ecosystemic Assignment no: 3 PYC4808 UNIQUE NO: 536936 QUESTION 1 Three-generational genogram of the Bird family Mavis’ stepmom Mavis’ stepmom John’s mom John’s mom Family A (John’s family) Family B(Mavis’s family) Mavis’s father Mavis’s father Mavis’s mom Mavis’s mom ? ? John’s father John’s father Alex Alex ? ? B.F’ Mom B.F’ Mom S S B2 B2 Alexandra (John' stepbrother Alexandra (John' stepbrother John (45yrs) John (45yrs) B3 B3 B.F B.F Mavis (42) Mavis (42) Howard (50yrs) Howard (50yrs) Weak relationship April (15yrs) April (15yrs) KEY : Male: Female: Marriage: Divorce: Relationship abuse: Moved to: Foster home: S: Mavis’s sister B1: Mavis’s brother number 1 B2: Mavis’s brother number 2 B.F: Mavis’s best friend Mavis’s deceased friend : B.F mom : Best friend’s mom Weak relationship: _ _ _ Affected: alcoholic: QUESTION 2 Ecomap of the Bird family John’s dad John’s dad Mavis’s brother Mavis’s brother Mavis’s dad Mavis’s dad Mavis’s stepmom Mavis’s stepmom John’s stepdad John’s stepdad ...
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...PYC4808 ASSIGNMENT 03 STUDENT NUMBER: 3409-367-2 UNIQUE NUMBER: 842914 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Construct a three-generational genogram of this family system 2. Draw an ecomap of this family in context Briefly describe 3. (a) the story as probably seen from the perspective of each one of the family members. (b) The story from the vantage point of the family’s position in the family life cycle. 4. Provide a first-order cybernetic description of this case. 5. How would a second-order thinker describe this case? References. PAGE NUMBER 1 1 2-4 5 6-8 9 - 12 12 1. 2. The story as probably seen from the perspective of each of the family members Mavis: I am not sure what to do about April anymore. All she does is lie to my husband and I. I have tried my best in giving her the best life possible but nothing seems to work. Nobody understands what I have been through and I want to give April the life I never had. My parents divorced when I was only 5 years old and it tore me apart. I was forced to live with my step-mother and she threw me out when I was 18. April has it is so soft compared to the childhood I have had, she does not appreciate it. I am glad that John loves April as his own daughter and that he takes care of us but he does not understand how I feel and cannot console or comfort me when I need him to. All I want is what is best for our family but April’s lies and behavior is even causing strain on the relationship I have with John. I want to give April the support and love that...
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...The Impact of Divorce on Children Jennifer Maples Liberty University Abstract When parents reject each other by divorce that eventually ends in totally separate lives for the father and the mother, the strengths of their children are not as developed as they could be, and ore weaknesses occur in major outcomes such as derivations, addictions, abuse and failure. When fathers and mothers belong to each other in marriage their children thrive, when they are indifferent or walk away from each other or reject each other, their children do not thrive as much, and many wilt a lot. The children of parents who reject each other suffer: in deep emotional pain, ill health, depression, anxiety, even shortened life span; more drop out of school, less go to college, they earn less income, they develop more addictions to drugs and alcohol, and they engage in increased violence or suffer it within their homes. Society also suffers with more gangs, more assaults, more violence against women and children, more sexual abuse of women and children, and much bigger bills for jails, increased need for health care supplemental education, addiction programs, foster care, homelessness programs, and on and on. The expansion of all these social program budgets is directly linked to the breakdown of marriage. When mothers and fathers belong to each other and strive to belong to God in worship the greatest strengths emerge and the least problems are present. All Children are affected by divorce...
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...105-20 14 April 2014 Annotated Bibliography Bouma, Donald H. “Children Who Grew Up in Fatherless Households Complete Fewer Years of Schooling Than Others.” Family Planning Prospective 20.3 (1988): 148-149. JStor. Web. 12 April 2014. Children who grow up in a fatherless home have a tendency to lose education. It surveys four groups: white men, white women, black men, and black women. White men lose education and then black men however white women lose more education than black women. Indicating the cause of this is because of the lack of financial resources. Being in a single parent home the parent will have to work hard to take care of the more important things. Some will not be the only child so it makes it harder for the parent. The child will have to use resources that are available that sometimes is not enough. Breivik, Kyree.; Olweus, Dan.; Endressen, Inger. “Does the Quality of Parent-Child Relationships Mediate the Increased Risk for Antisocial Behavior and Substance Use Among Adolescents in Single-Mother and Single-Father Families?” Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 50.6 (2009): 400-426. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 April 2014. Children in a single parent are at a risk of antisocial behavior. There are several perspectives that have been launched including, economic, parental absence, stress, family process, selection, and parental adjustment. A child will be anti-social because they do not want to express their emotions. They rather keep it inside while...
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...taught to be racist by her family and the community she grew up in. Her best friend, Starletta, is black. She often goes to her house around dinner time. “She came at me with a biscuit in her hand and held it to my face. No matter how good it looked to you it is still a colored biscuit” (Gibbons 32). Ellen came from a household where there was rarely any food. This quote makes it important to realize that even though Ellen may be very hungry from the lack of food she is supplied at home, she still will not eat the biscuit because it comes from a black family's kitchen and home. For a while, Ellen lived with her Aunt Nadine because when she was living with her grandma for a while, she unfortunately passed away. Also, her father had died from drinking himself to death, so living with her Aunt Nadine was her only place to stay at the time. “My Aunt is so glad to be out of the colored town. She unlocks her doors now because she feels safe” (Gibbons 19). In other words, Aunt Nadine feels that just because she does not live in a black neighborhood, she is safe. Saying this to Ellen is teaching her that being around colored people is dangerous and can lead to bad situations. Throughout the novel, Ellen quickly learns through being surrounded by many colored families and people are not only equal to her but may be even better. When Ellen lived with her grandma, there were many slaves that lived there. She became pretty friendly with her friend Mavis’s family, since her grandma forced...
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...Ecological map of the Bird Family in Context p 5 3 (a) The story as seen from the perspective of each one of the family members p 6 (b)The story from the vantage point of the family’s position in the family cycle p 7 4. A first- order cybernetic description of the case p 7 * Recursion p 8 * Feedback p 8 * Morphostasis/Morphogenesis p 9 * Rules and boundaries p 10 5. A second-order cybernetic description of the case p 10 * Wholeness and Self-Reference p 12 * Autopoiesis p 12 * Structural Determinism p 12 * The Epistemology of Participation p 13 * Structural Coupling p 13 Conclusion p 13 References p 14 Introduction Ecosystemic psychology emphasises as central idea that the patterns which connect, rather than the thing in itself, is important. Applied to the domain of living systems, a focus emerges which regards the process of living, or the relational system through which people live, as the subject matter of our observations, descriptions and research (TUT 101, PYC 4808: p 5). In the following discussion we are going to consider and discuss a given case study from first and second order cybernetics by applying first and second order cybernetic principles. We explore what the individual perspectives of the family members may be and the vantage point of the family’s position in the family’s life cycle. We are also going to construe a three-generational genogram of the given family system as well as an ecological map of the family in context. 1. A Three-...
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...PYC4808/101/0/2014 Tutorial letter 101/0/2014 Ecosystemic Psychology PYC4808 or PSY474V Year module Department of Psychology IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. 2 CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Tutorial matter ................................................................................................................................. 5 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ............................................................... 5 2.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 6 3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................... 7 3.1 Lecturer(s) ...................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Department ..................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 University .......................................................................................................
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...her early 20s, he arranged a marriage to an eligible local bachelor. In response, she ran away from home and joined a Roman Catholic convent. “He wanted me to know only one man,” she says. “I wanted to know many people.” Her father didn’t speak to her for eight years. Outgoing and cheerful, Orejola often invokes a prayer – her favorite – to Jesus’s grandmother, subsequently sainted by the Catholic church. “I say, ‘Saint Anna, please bless me with pleasant surprises.' ” Typhoon Yolanda was not one of them. Orejola cut short a trip to Rome to check on the members of her cooperative here, mostly the children and grandchildren of original members, and to pay calls to her extended family. THE LORD TAKETH AWAY She arrives at the evacuation center where many of the cooperative families have taken shelter in what was the old parish hall. The adjacent church lies in ruins, its roof blown away and its wooden pews scattered and splintered. The parish members have dragged some of the battered pews to what remains of a concrete car port. They have salvaged, too, a mud-splattered lectern. A weather-beaten statue of Mary sits on an old footstool atop a makeshift altar hastily constructed of packing crates. “The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away,” the priest intones, as parishioners turn to greet Orejola. Children take her hand and gently bow as they raise it to their foreheads in a sign of...
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...COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE REPRESENTATION OF FAMILY IN THE TELEVISION SHOW WEEDS Name Instructor Introduction For some time now, different faculties on human psychology, sociology and cultural studies have been investigating the effect of media artifacts in influencing and dictating ideologies and perceptions in the societies that consume them. Contemporary findings indicate that media artifacts such as television shows, movies, and books, directly influence the behavior of individuals within their different social groups and determine the type of interpersonal relationships one forges with other people, relative to their role in their lives. In addition, media affect the expressions of social class and socio-economic stature through the encouragement of the consumer culture and individualism. This paper analyses the television series Weeds, seeking to highlight how the portrayal of a single-mother family mirrors the literature on single-parent families in terms of perceived structures, financial challenges, academic achievement of children and the emotional and psychological health as well as the challenges specifically affecting single mothers. Weeds is an eight-season television show depicting the character of Nancy, a recently widowed woman who struggles to a means of mitigating the growing financial problem she faces following the death of Judah, her husband. She eventually opts to expand small her marijuana retailing enterprise to make ends...
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...make bad choices and think that it’s ok whether it have to deal with sex, alcohol or drugs. By raising girls on the Disney princess movies, it gives girls a role model that is in a sense “perfect”. The princesses have been the same for 30 years and will stay the same for 30 more years. They are a role model that doesn’t change; there is no worry about them getting into abusing drugs or alcohol The Disney princesses teach girls the importance of family, friendship, acceptance and so much more. So why wouldn’t you want them to be a role model for your daughter? You have a guarantee that they won’t mess up like someone else could. A Disney princess shows the importance of family. In Beauty and the Beast we see Belle who trades her freedom to free her father and takes his place as the Beasts’ prisoner. By having Belle trade places with her father it shows that “Disney animated films contain strong messages about the importance of family relationships. Family members were often shown making sacrifices for one another, and putting their families’ well being before their own.” (Tanner 367) Even after Belle falls in love with the Beast, she leaves to go help her sick father. In Sleeping Beauty, Aurora’s mother and father give her up to the 3 fairies in order to protect her from Maleficents’ curse. For 16 years the fairies gave up magic so that they would be able to raise her in secret. In The Little Mermaid King Triton gives up his freedom for Ariel so that she wouldn’t become one of Ursula’s...
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...portion of it is hearsay; however, Ulrich did write two other books on tops similar to this one so she has a reputation for being very knowledgeable on this subject. The one and only positive way men (husbands) used women (wives) were as Deputy Husbands. A Deputy Husband would stand in the place of her husband in his absence or if he were unable to perform his duties. “Some wives were servile, some were shrews, others were respected companions who shared the authority of their spouses in the management of family affairs” (p. 38). In performing her husband’s duties, a wife not only gained the respect of her husband, but she also gained his trust as well. As a consort (“a consort tuned her life to her mate’s” (p. 9)), a wife who harmonized with her husband had spirituality and sexuality but one who did not brought unrest and sometimes wound up in the courts due to their actions. Husbands respected their wives’ domain as the center or the heart of the farm and the family, whereas, the wives were expected to respect the husband’s authority and manly duties. Another negative way men used women was for the purposes of procreation. But if...
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