Traditional expectations for relationships and families are very limited. ... I believe traditional expected behaviours are more based on religious practices and expectations rather than the individual's personal opinion. Traditional expectations also serve to prevent children out of wedlock and all of the complications that come with it, such as in the movie, The Next Best thing. ... Traditional expectations have become too rigid and restrictive. ... Most of these situations require a great deal of maturity, responsibility, and devotion as if one was getting married. ...

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These unrealistic expectations are damaging to a clergy family unit, physically and emotionally. ... In addition to high expectations and stress a pastor's spouse endure within the church, they experience great difficulty in maintaining a healthy home life. ... Self-esteem and depression are possible outcomes of such high expectations and pressures. ... His expectations of people were exceptionally higher than a normal P.K. because of his father's high status in society. ... Franklin is a classic example of what can happen if the pressures and expectations are too much for a P.K....

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The poems we studied in class reflect the ways in which society's expectations and social stigmas complicate a person's quest towards identity and true personhood. Seamus Heaney's poem, Mid-Term Break, is a great example of how society's expectations can impact identity because the poem is about a young man who is away at school to obtain an education and establish his identity when he is called back home to deal with the death of his younger brother. ... Another poem that touches on identity and social expectations is the poem, My Father's Song, by Simon Ortiz. Thi...

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First and only borns have more one on-one-adult interaction than other siblings and therefore their parents often have higher expectations for maturation. ... Understandably, the way the children are treated by the parents has the largest effect on their personality, Generally, once later borns enter the family, the parents have become more experienced and have more reasonable expectations of the child. ... This great desire for attention often explains their outlandish and crazy behaviors they exhibit in order to obtain the attention desired. ... Although many birth order theories have been t...

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All eight students stated that their parents giving them high expectations and monitoring their work were important factors to their accomplishments. ... The eight participants also described that they would be disciplined for not performing to their parent's expectations (Bryan 3). ... They stated that by being involved, they were exposed to many activities such as chess, and had the opportunity to listen to great speakers. ...

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She took a huge risk within the first 30 minutes of the pilot, not having any expectations and open to everyone that crossed her path. ... This is a great example of showing that Felicity's college path is not only giving her an education, but most importantly, giving her relationships that will last a lifetime. ... Leaving her parents expectations at home when Felicity left for college, she knew she wanted to live her own life and discover what she's passionate about. ... Last but not least, what makes this show so great is the fact that all the conflict is really based off the char...

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A very intriguing, intelligent, and one of the most influential founding mothers of America, Martha Washington, out shined the expectations of women by challenging herself to face any obstacles thrown at her without failure. ... Described by Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, Martha "received [her] with great ease and politeness. ...

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During the 1890's America was characterized by strict social codes, both spoken and unspoken. Nineteenth century American women were expected to find their strength and meaning of self in their submissive state and in their dedication to home and family. The Awakening is a novel about the growth...

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During the Second World War and the Great Depression, the government prevented immigrants who were understood to have a communist view from entering into Canada, which they then saw a decrease in immigration soon after. ... In 2001, Canada opened up its borders to immigrants who would be of great necessity to our country and who wanted to change their life for the better and kept out unwanted immigrants. ... There is a disparity in the expectations they had before coming to Canada and the reality they face upon arrival; immigrants can begin to have feelings of isolation (Anderson et al., 200...

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Introduction: Siblings are often treated differently by their parents leading to the reason of why children from the same family tend to be quite different from one another. According to research, PDT (parental differential treatment) influences sibling rivalry and lower self - esteem among children, especially those who receive lesser amounts of attention from their parents. As children approach adolescence they become more and more inapt to make their own decisions about their behaviors and their cohorts. This period of adolescence that contributes to extreme transformations in children...

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Gender roles are beginning to become more definite as societal pressures build and cultural expectations solidify. ... Television not only impacts our societal values; it also has a great impact on the relationships between fathers and daughters and mothers and sons. ...

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However, when taking a deeper look at the relationship between success and an education with a strong work ethic, there is not as great of a correlation between them as one might imagine. ... This widespread "Myth of the Model Family" brings negative effects to our society by causing family members to have unrealistic expectations of how their families should act and influencing them to implement change, even though nothing is wrong in the first place. ...

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Changes that Affect the Function and Structure of the Traditional Family It is obvious that variations in the family structure will increase in number and forms as time goes on. It is generally believed that society will begin to see more families that are made up of unrelated adults, multige...

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