Well our semester is coming to an end. This week in class we had a final discussion on family relations and things that we had take from this class.
Some of the things I have taken from this class is a better understanding of how each member of the family plays an intricate role in the how the family functions. Even a lack of function is influenced by how a certain person or people in a family react. I have also really enjoyed learning about the research on topics that are so relevant in a marraige like communication, children, finances and other things that influence how a relationship works.
We finished the class by watching some clips from the movie "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" It was a great movie to watch as an example of how intricate families are. Each person plays their role in the family and each family has its own meta rules and rules. Each family functions as its own mini universe and is governed by these spoken and unspoken rules and roles.
