Download annotated bibliography and more Study Guides, Projects, Research English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Serena Chavera Dr. Sonya Eddy English 1301 March 20, 2020 Topic: The Culture of Large Families Thesis Statement: Large families have a heavy culture of their own. This impacting the members in various way due to the tight knit and values each family has. Annotated Bibliography Brooks, David. “The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake.” The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2020, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/. This article talks about how modern day nuclear family has grown more detached from each other and their environments. This article goes on to compare the interactions during the holidays between the extended family, explaining how the family found comfort and entertainment with each other. The author then goes on to lay out the history of large American families and how we found our way to detached nuclear families. Carteret, Marcia m. “Cultural Differences in Family Dynamics.” Dimensions of Culture, 2 Nov. 2010, www.dimensionsofculture.com/2010/11/culture-and-family-dynamics/. This article goes on to contrast the family models of European Americans and families of color (E.g. Asian, Hispanic, and African). We see that more often it is European Americans who have the smaller nuclear families, while families of color have Serena Chavera Dr. Sonya Eddy English 1301 March 20, 2020 large extended families that they use as support. The author also explains that there is not a “typical” family due to there being different characteristics that can make up one family, such as, flexibility of roles, individuality vs interdependence, and the generations in one family. May, William E. “THE BLESSINGS OF A LARGE FAMILY.” Culture of Life, 21 Apr. 2017, www.culture-of-life.org/2010/07/08/the-blessings-of-a-large-family/. This is another source with a religious bias I am not sure I can use. However, the author of the article believes that our economy relies on large families by explaining how other countries’ economies have suffered as birthing rates have dropped. The author then goes to compare the countries with anti and pro natalist policies. Pope Pius XII. “Library: Large Family, The.” Catholic Culture, www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=5370. I’m not sure I could use this website because it has a religious bias in this article. This website talks about how birth control goes against the nature of God, even after modern medicine and legislature deemed it acceptable. This article then goes on to say how large families prove to be morally and physical healthy and correct. “The Effects of Family Culture on Family Foundations.” Council on Foundations, 11 June 2019, www.cof.org/content/effects-family-culture-family-foundations.
