Family Of Origin

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Running head: EXAMINATION OF MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN 1 Examination of My Family of Origin Carmen Thomas Duquesne University Examination of My Family of Origin 2 Abstract In this paper I will outline my family of origin as it is today and as it was in the past. There will be a brief discussion of my attitudes toward sexuality along with conditioning correlated to my perception, adopted beliefs and values, and how they have remained the same or evolved from my past to the present day. There will be other factors discussed for example; communication style, emotions such as love, and various roles me and others play or have played in my recent past to present day. Examination of My Family of Origin 3 Examination of My Family of Origin Introduction In my opinion, a nuclear family is me, my children, and any grandchildren that my child has produced. According to some, a nuclear family may be viewed as a group to be called a nuclear that consists of, at some time, a father, mother and at least one child. Almost every society has this family structure within it and thus the family is group is viewed and defined by this model. Today there are many nuclear families that do not fit this conventional model which is said to have been most popular during the mid-part of the 20th century. It is also in my opinion, though the conventional family has become part of the norm for family systems today, the perceptions of a traditional family co-exists within the hopes of becoming a reality for the non-conventional family. Of course, my nuclear family weighs on the side of non-conventional in every way. Outline of my nuclear family We know that a nuclear family is generally two parents and at least one child at some point; I will qualify my family within this family structure. Currently, my nuclear family consists of me, my daughter
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