All About Family: Benefits of Diversity - Articles and News
Sociological, biological and health research and findings about race and ethnicity; and personal reflections, anecdotes, and commentary on family values, traditions of different racial and ethnic groups to explore and communicate larger truths about the importance of family, the changing definition of family, across racial and ethnic groups.
June 16th, 2011
Written by Katherine L. Nussberger in All About Family with 1 Comment
As a teen mother during the early 1970s, I can attest to the extreme difficulty of having a baby at the age of 14. No teen is prepared to deal with the physical and mental reality of raising a child when she herself is still a child. Of course, I did not see it this way at the time, but today I can look back and see the mistakes and hardships that I created for both myself, and my child.But my...
June 16th, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in All About Family with 0 Comments
Catholic schools are just one of the many educational options available to students in the United States and other parts of the world. In the past, the mission of Catholic schools and the Church was to minister to the poor and those far from faith, but in recent years, the higher costs of tuition bring this mission into question.Touted as providing a superior education to students, especially in...
May 17th, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in All About Family with 0 Comments
Family. To many, the word conjures up images of June and Ward Cleaver with their two children, dog, and perfect house. To others, it may elicit images of the Brady Bunches’ blended family. Still others may identify with the family in the HBO series “Big Love,” a drama about a modern polygamist family. Whatever your definition of family, one thing is clear, the perception of the American family is...
April 5th, 2011
Written by Rachel Garlinghouse in All About Family with 0 Comments
I once had a plan for my life. It started with marrying my boyfriend (now husband). We’d have a townhouse full of monogrammed towels, china, and framed wedding photos. I would go to graduate school, get a job teaching, and my husband and I would take numerous beach vacations along the way. After a few years, we would buy a house and then have children. Our life would be perfect.Some of my dreams...
March 16th, 2011
Written by Randi McCreary in All About Family with 0 Comments
It seems that long gone are the days of leaving your front door unlocked, knocking on an unfamiliar neighbor’s door to borrow just about anything, or even asking your neighbor to keep an eye on the children while they play in the front lawn. What it means to be neighborly in our society has shifted due to a tremendous rise in crime, class division, media influence, and an urgent need for privacy...
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