Blended Families
A blended family is a family with children from different marriages. Blended families are not uncommon these days, with about half of marriages ending in divorce (Louie et al. 362). Remarriages most often bring the family the status of mixed. Although such a family is always the result of an agreement between the parents, this does not mean that there are no difficulties in it. A blended family is a family in which communication and the ability to negotiate come first. In some way (at some stages), this is a life based on the principles of a hostel. This can become difficult for children because now they have to interact not only with their parents, stepfather, or stepmother but also with new brothers/sisters.
Taboo
Taboo means a prohibition that arises in the sphere of public life at different stages of the development of society. Based on various premises, such a prohibition can also extend to the facts of language (Grosz et al. 1244) Among peoples at an early stage of social development, word taboos arose on the basis of mythological beliefs. For example, in the event of the death of a leader, it was forbidden to touch his body, touch his belongings, or enter his house. In a civilized society, a censorship ban can serve as a reason for tabooing, so the proper names of countries and cities are replaced by letters or their names. Another source of taboo words in a civilized environment is etiquette, the fear of rude or indecent expressions.
Image
A person does not feel a special need for identity in the conditions of the information society, where it is more important to be able to use the means of technologization and informatization than a clear awareness of one’s identity, belonging to any community of people. A person of information culture is a cosmopolitan, able to show their individuality at any moment. The modern image of a person is an image of a lover, to some extent equivalent to the social image of a flâneur as a purely individual person, but without a clear identity.
Education
The French sociologist and philosopher Émile Durkheim argued that the main purpose of education is to convey the values of the dominant culture (Horii 28). Since each nation at different stages of its development has its own cultural characteristics and traditions, the content of education in different countries in different eras varied significantly. In ancient Rome, the main purpose of education was the training of military leaders and statesmen. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the main task of education was to familiarize students with the Christian religion. During the Renaissance, education was aimed at the study of all areas of art.
National Identity
National identity is based on solidarity, which is formed through public discourse, where a different individual or group positions acquire meaning and weight, correlating with a larger, albeit differentiated, whole. An individual’s awareness of his national identity occurs in two ways. The first is the assertion of intra-group similarity on the basis of commonality. The second path involves understanding the differences between “us” and “others” that define the boundaries of the group.
Privileges
A privilege is a systemic advantage received by an individual by virtue of his belonging to one or another dominant social group. It gives them disproportionate access to material resources and institutional power compared to marginalized individuals. Privileges allow members of privileged groups to avoid the systemic restrictions and obstacles faced by members of oppressed groups. Unlike many other advantages, privileges do not arise as a result of individual ability or achievement. They take place in the case of belonging to a dominant social group.
Works Cited
Grosz, Michael P., et al. “The Taboo Against Explicit Causal Inference in Nonexperimental Psychology.” Perspectives on Psychological Science, vol. 15, no. 5, 2020, pp. 1243–1255.
Horii, Mitsutoshi. “Historicizing the Category of ‘Religion’ in Sociological Theories: Max Weber and Emile Durkheim.” Critical Research on Religion, vol. 7, no. 1, 2019, pp. 24–37.
Louie, Ashley D., et al. “Assessing Parenting Stress: Review of the Use and Interpretation of the Parental Stress Scale.” The Family Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, 2017, pp. 359–367.