Family and Religion : Influence on People
Family and Religion: Influence on People If you asked people to describe their families, some would describe single-household families, some would describe stepfamilies, some would describe gay or lesbian or adoptive families and many would describe divorced families. The word family has become a diverse institution it is very difficult to give it a meaning. In a wide sense especially in the biological sciences the term family refers to a group of individual beings linked by blood relations, having a whole line of ancestors and descendants. Aristotle defines the family as a community designed to attend to the basic and permanent needs of the household such as clothing food and shelter. In the past decades the traditional family consisted of the father as the breadwinner and the mother staying at home and raising the children. Now, very few families follow that norm and number of family who general do is fewer than generally imagined. Regardless of the ideal, many families now face the challenges of living with one income or trying to fix family affairs when both parents work. But with time comes changes, which are taking positive turns in the family. Fathers are now discovering the positive side of taking home and taking care of the children. Women now have more options other than staying home and have greater independences. However, change has also brought difficulties to the family: trying to balance the imposition of family and employment and confronting with personal conflicts of changing expectations and trying to make ends meet with enough financial resources for the family. As a social institution, the family crossed with other social institution such as Religion. Religious values and norms are first learned through families and in the present Religion influences on how the family should be organized. Numerous amounts of family events are venerated by religious ceremonies. Religious beliefs have led to numerous conflicts, but these beliefs has been