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Essay Archive - Family, Marriage, and Gender Roles
Family, Marriage, and Gender Roles
At the core of American identities and American dreams lies a family.
Throughout time, families serve as a connection between the individual and the
outside world. The individual's identity, his or her dreams, in large part
depend on the family of origin or a family of choice. The individual is shaped
through beliefs, values, and assumptions that the family holds about the world
and that are based on family member's experiences and collective memory. The
family itself, in turn derives its values from the social, cultural, political,
and philosophical assumptio....
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