Gender and Family Life

This week, we talked about people who considered themselves a gay.
It was very interesting topic for me because I often struggled with how to respond to them. And how I can react to those situation.


The best respond to any statement that are related to the people who considered themselves as a gay were..
1. Instead of forcing them it's wrong and criticize, but try to listen to their stories, any experience that they had in the past. ( They might be molested, or they could be treated diffrerently or seperated because they weren't behaving same as their same gender)
2. If someone come up to you and saying " Hey he turned out to be a gay, I noticed he was different from other kids" then we should correct them saying " You are mislabelling them"

In my high school years, there were few friends who considered themselves as a gay. And at that time I would be surprised in my mind but outside I would pretend that it's not a big deal and just skip it. I should've talk to them about it instead of just admit the fact and ignore it. I also realize that many people struggle with it.
Through today's discussion,I realize that many people struggle with it.I obtained more knowledge about perspectives and mind of people who considered themseves a gay. Also, I have more thoughts of how to respond to its situation.

 

Social class & Cultural diversity

This week's discussion in the class was Social Class & Cultural Diversity


Social Class
I watched Tammy's Story. In this video, a young boy name Tammy lives in urban area in a container box with his mom and his siblings. He thinks he is in a upper class than his family even though he lives with them. By watching his behavior and what he consider himself belongs to a upper class, the thought came into my mind that how does the Social class works. Does it base on the properties that they owned, money, or education and such. How I identify individuals Social Class is varity, properties,rich, good manner, usaged of words, and their look.

Cultrual Diversity
Brother Williams demonstrated extend family in the class. How their relation will change and it affects the family. While a father lives in forign country for his job, rest of his family stays. This situation reminded me of my family. It was surprising how each student who took father, mother, children's role in Brother Williams demonstration are able to understand the situation that they were in. It was very unique how Brother Williams asked them a question about what they would feel in each situation and I could able to hear and observe the changes and struggles between the family.
In conclusion, from brother Williams demonstration plus my own personal experience, I think family relation can be change in a good and a bad way. It depends on how well we communicate and understand each other. Even though my dad lived in Korea and my mom and my sisters lived in America, my dad would always contact us. Every morning, afternoon, and night, we never felt that we are seperated for long time. My dad was definitly lonely, but our family tried to stay together through a small call each day or a video chat. I think this whole hard experience of live far apart from my dad gave me an apportunities to care and love him more. And  I could realize how much love we have in our family. I really appriciate this experience, it can be a long suffering in some point but this is one of my testimony of long trials. This long trials finally ended and gave me a everlasting blessings and experience in my life.

Today in class, we talked about Theories

-systems
-Exchange
-symbolic Interaction
-conflict theory

In System Theory, there are Rules and Roles

These are the rules that I would like to have for my future family
1. No texting at the dinner table
2. Keep your room clean
3. Have family scripture study and prayer every night
4. Have family time on Saturday
5.Work as a family on yard/house
6.LOVE ONE ANOTHER
7.Go to church every Sunday
8.Clean up after yourself
9.Practice your talents
10.Always smile :)

Roles
Become a good mother and friend with the children
Become a supportive partner and friend with my husband

I'm pretty sure it will change as I continue my future, but those are the basic ones that I am going to remember.