Socialization in the Family

Ever since birth, we slowly learned the difference between right and wrong. When you are a baby, you start acquiring new skills and pushing your boundaries and it's your parent's responsibility to teach you the right way to behave, or other adults. As you grow older, you start developing and understanding how to act in certain situations, by relying on how you were raised to deal with it. Some families tell their children to run away from conflict, while others tell their children to face their problems. A child's reaction is dependent on how their family raised them.

Throughout history, how a child was brought up was greatly influenced by religious beliefs, and most importantly economic status and the neighborhood you were raised in. When my father was growing up, he was raised as a Jehovah Witness where he didn't celebrate any holidays and they didn't have that much money since my grandparents had to raise seven children. So my father believed heavily in working for what you want because nothing in this world will be handed down to you. He also told me to respect those that deserve respect, because you never know who could help you in the future. On the other hand, my mother was raised in a Christian environment and loved celebrating holidays because it brought the entire family together for dinner and celebration. When my father was in his twenties,  he walked away from the Jehovah religion and atmosphere. Which caused awkwardness between both sides of the families because even though we celebrated holidays and birthdays, me and my sister were not allowed to even mention holidays birthdays when we were around my fathers family.





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