On your family and how it functions

Name
Tutor’s name
Unit name
Date of submission
My Family and how it Functions
Over the past few decades, researches have not been succinct on the definition of ‘family.’ Indeed, the complexity of the coexistence of people has made the definition of the term obscure because families have become dynamic and their functions continuing to be unique. From dual-income families, to even single parents, families are learning to survive and define their functions based on different situations.
My family is compost of my father, mother and the three children with me being the first born. The definition of functionalist ideology defines the function of my family. On the one hand, it is a dual income earning parents who through proper acceptance and socialization, continue to train us to live and accept the different social norms, moral upbringing, and working hard to meet the economic and social functions. Although the functional approach my family takes could be different from others, such functions are characterized by two dogmas explained in the sentences below.
My father and mother have always struggled to fight the stereotype that with two parents earning, such families are likely to be rich and that, their functions are much more straightforward. The stereotype has not been the case since my mother and father, just like any other families, function as the heads of the family with their core responsibilities being caretakers, and providers of both the basic needs and other wants including but not limited to educating us.

Their functions abode well with Olszewski-Kubilius (136) functional model which argues that the function of a parent is to take care of both the social and economic functions that help nurture the growth of the family.
The second dogma is our role in the family as children. Our parents have defined our functions as one where we ensure progression and reproduction of economic and social norms they have trained. For instance, our functions are to ensure that we safeguard properties bought, taking care of animals, helping with household chores, and working hard in our academic endeavors.
In conclusion, my family reflects the homogeneity among different families. The role my parents take may be unique to other families, but help nurture our development and betterment of our future. It is indeed, a family that has adopted functionalist ideologies in its composition and functions.
Work Cited
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula. “The role of the family in talent development.” Handbook ofgiftedness in children. Springer, Cham, 2018. 129-147.