I grew up in a conservative family. I have the same beliefs that I grew up with and never thought that I wanted to change how I was raised. I do think the evidence presented about the family form is Read More …
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Parenting Style 845
My parents definitely used concerted cultivation as a parenting approach with my brother and me. We were both put into sports as toddlers, and had to choose our favorite to pursue for the rest of childhood. There was maybe one Read More …
Parenting Style 246
I think that my parents used the “concerted cultivation strategy” when raising me. I think that this honestly impacted me in a good way. I was never taught to disrespect authority, but I was always taught to question authority because Read More …
Parenting Style 200
I feel as if I have areas of both parenting styles within my upbringing for the concerted cultivation, I had activities that I was a part of. It felt a bit different because I was homeschooled so those were the Read More …
Family 290
I have no idea where I fit! My dad owns a really successful business, and so did my mom, but we weren’t overly rich and we didn’t have a mansion, but we had a nice house with a big backyard Read More …
Family 434
I believe that I fit in the middle somewhere. I feel like some of the traditional forms of parenting and family is good, but I also believe that family diversity and being nonjudgmental is also necessary. I think that it Read More …
Family 575
Growing up in a mixed liberal and conservative household, it was a challenge to learn where I fall and how I identify, especially as a developing young adult. There was confusion around how my immigrant parents practice the preservation of Read More …
Family 246
I would say that I fit in the category of progressives advocating for the dismantling of traditional forms. Most of my life I think that I would have more aligned with the liberal prospective, but I feel like with time Read More …
Social Mobility…The American Dream 290
I think the term “American Dream” to me means having a country that is accepting to all kinds of people, a safe place for all, and an equal society for people across all age groups, and across all races as Read More …
Social Mobility…The American Dream 910
When I was in high school, I was taught that the American Dream was “a husband and wife, 3.5 kids, a white picket fence, some cigarettes and a dog.” That was it. Exaggerated, funny, but the ideal of moving up Read More …