Other families may or may not involve blood relation, but all families, no matter what kind, include similar ideas, beliefs, trust and love for one another. ... Once a foundation of mutual respect and affection is established, stepparents who then attempt to assume a disciplinarian role are less likely to meet with resentment from the stepchild (Pasley, Dollahite, and Ihinger-Tallman 1). ... The interests and beliefs they share build up their trust and love for each other, and allows them to become what can be called a family. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

First one might wonder just what this Ecological Systems Theory is. ... So their attitude is usually negative and it may result in resentment of their parent or if nothing else bring question their mom or dad as to why it is just them. ... Hinkel made some suggestion of what they can possibly do to help that I either already thought or agreed with. ...

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Yunior harbors resentment against his father for leaving them in the Dominican Republic all those years and for cheating on his mother. ... She tells him the story of the day his father left her and they share an understanding of what it was like for Ramon to leave and never come back. ...

• Word Count: 1679
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• Grade Level: High School