Unit 2 Q 4

Running head : AN AMERICAN FAMILY

Picture the Future of

An American Family

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Critics predicted that [b]y the end of the mid-century , the American family will no longer exist as we know it ' - a line that holds true on the current situation of the country . The image of an American family is as fluid as fashion . This connotation is evident with the number of juvenile delinquents , divorce hearings and domestic violence cases that is reported each day . The advent of democracy and

liberalism has perhaps triggered the immense transformation on viewing an American family . Globalization for one , takes the largest piece of this shift The country 's unbolting wrap on the issue of foreign affairs has created a large impact on every American 's life . Diversity they say , has made the Americans mature . But what most do not realize is that the country has been divided by these `borrowed ' or `adopted ' ordeals

Similar to the American dream , an American family 's dignifying character has shifted to a somewhat aggressive and liberal type ADDIN EN .CITE Glick4317Paul C GlickThe Family Life Cycle and Social ChangeThe Family Life Cycle and Social ChangeFamily RelationsFamily Relations382 2006 (Glick , 2006 . Conceivably , this change can be charged to the saying that the world is in constant flux . However , republicans would resent the changes that has transcribed . Given the percentage of migrating individuals and the increase of Americans going abroad - it is most likely that other culture will blend in (or in the near future dominate with what is inside the core of American virtues . Simple logic would explain this argument . To date , a laissez faire scenario is occurring More and more changes are to occur if Americans will not pave a way to keep the tradition . It is a fact that every country has their respective culture , beliefs and tradition . And the endpoint of this matter would either be of the benefit of the alien or of the resident Hence , the real picture on this squabble marks as to whether these changes have preserved the distinctive quality of an American family or otherwise . And in this case , there is a huge possibility that the picture will be dominated by the visiting forces . The shift is in fast pace - the critics may have predicted the future accurately

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ADDIN EN .REFLIST Glick ,

. C (2006 . The Family Life Cycle and Social ChangeThe Family Life Cycle and Social Change . Family Relations 38 (2 An American Family PAGE \ MERGEFORMAT 1...