Culture

This week in class we learned about cultures and how they shape families and family roles. The definition of a culture is the beliefs and attitudes of a social group.  I think that it is interesting that even in very traditional families there are cultures that have been passed down from generation to generation. For example, in my family, abuse was just a part of family life. There were a lot of problems that were caused by the abuse and it was passed down until my grandparents decided that they were going to end that cycle. That is just one example of the endless different cultures around the world.

Cultures shape who we are as people. Without culture, we would all be the same. Without it we would all just be cookie cutters. Something that I think are good things that my family did was Sunday dinners, and camping. Every Sunday, almost without fail, we would always have the family eat together with missionaries often. It is a good thing to come together, talk about our week, what we learned in church, and we would tell jokes. Something else that we did every year was going camping. We went to the same spot on the same weekend every year. We always did the same hikes, we played in the river, roasted marshmallows and drank hot chocolate in the chilly evenings. We made a lot of memories playing with each other and spending quality time with each other without the distractions of technology.

Both of these traditions helped shape my family culture because it taught us valuable life lessons, we got to know one another, and we learned more about the world around us. I think that as families we develop traditions to help shape ourselves and our children into the type of people that we want to become.