Sociology- The Family

             Ever since I was a little girl, I would always listen to my parents say how much life has
             changed since he was a kid. My father would always say that he had to walk ten miles in the snow practically barefoot, to and from school. He would have to find his own rides, and if he ever wanted a vehicle, he would have to get a job and pay for it himself because his parents didn't have enough money to even help pay. It seemed funny to me, but really it is true. Now a days you can't do anything like that. Parents can never let their kids hitchhike home or walk because there are so many more crazy people in this world that, a child could easily get abducted, mugged or raped. So when I called my aunt to interview my her on how family life has changed from when she was my age and if these changes perceived as negative, positive or both, it really made me understand how life truly has changed.
             Family life has changed from when my aunt was young because she told me they would always make sure they were home for dinner. You played outside but when dinnertime came around you made sure you were home. Also she told me that their was much more respect in the household when he was child. You never raised your voice to your parents or you would get punished. Now it seems like the children run the household. She told me that before you could go out, your chores and homework had to be finished. She also said that it seemed like families were a lot closer, and made it a point to spend time with each other. Now everyone is always running around doing a million things, and sometimes you would only get to eat dinner all together one night a week. My aunt summed up this question by saying not only are families changing, but society is too. They rely much more on technology than they do on each other. "Bottom line families grow apart these days, but when I was young we grew together."
             My next question I asked her was a...

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