Essays on Family Page 9

The Matrifocal family is highly prevalent in the Caribbean, particularly among people of African descent in the region. This diversity can be attributed to various factors, including cultural retention, the plantation system of slavery, socioeconomic influences, and the culture of property. Melville Herkevitts was a pioneering researcher who traced the African origins of the slaves…

While reading the story, I developed a practice of recording the names of characters listed on the front cover in order to keep track of their identities. However, as I continued reading, there were numerous names that became too difficult to remember or keep up with. This clearly demonstrated the large size of the family…

According to Cambridge dictionary family values are the ‘ideas or beliefs that give great importance to the traditional family of a mother, a father, and children all living together’(1) which cover spiritual and religious values, family communications, educational values, family time and family traditions (2). It teaches children to distinguish between wrong or right and…

Abstract This paper attempts to find the wisdom behind the demand of the family members to be present at the time of the invasive procedures and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation for their patient relatives who happen to be their children or parents or kith and kin. This is called for only in times of emergency and…

Of the five recognized signifiers of matrimony in Kenyan jurisprudence, three are monogamous – Christian, civil, and Hindu matrimonies. Islamic matrimonies are potentially polygynous, and African customary matrimonies are polygynous. Although the precise word for matrimonies of individual husband/multiple married womans is “ polygyny, ” Africans use the broader term “ polygamy, ” and it…

Many people think that being the youngest child in the family is the best, because the baby of the family can have the privilege as well as special treatment from family members such as being taken care of well, having many things done for them, and being without many responsibilities. But, as the youngest child…

Of the eight family functions, I believe is the one impacted the most and the easiest is self-esteem so I chose to look further into this one. According to Merriam-Webster, self-esteem is defined as a confidence and satisfaction in oneself. Self-esteem is something that I believe everyone, despite their age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, etc….

Even though Romans inherited much culture from the Greeks, yet it is the Roman family, with its distinct set of values, which shaped Roman civilization in the end, and lent to it greatness. The family was not only the integral unit of society; it was indeed the focus and setting of Roman worship. We will…

Family provides advice and support, allowing individuals to make their own choices. My family has always prioritized these qualities. Let me introduce myself – my name is Kelvin, born and currently residing in Dayton, Ohio on February 9, 1982. Now, let’s move on to the main topic – discussing my perspectives on parenting based on…

Many things change in life, including friends, style, morals, jobs… With everything constantly changing around us, there is one thing that will always stay the same: family. Family always comes first. Family will always stand by its members’ side no matter what the circumstances are, ups and downs. When we have family, we have those…