Tuesday, February 10, 2009
How Far We've Come
Today during class I began to think about how far along our country has come. It is crazy to think that I would not be able to be seen with some of my best friends who are a different race than me. I cannot imagine my parents telling me to fight for segregated schools. That situation had to have an affect on many families. There had to be a lot of stress going on, especially with parent-child relationships. It is also amazing to me how much more accustomed we have come to intermixed families. It does not even cross my mind when I a married couple of two different races. I think this says something about our humans in general. We learn how to adapt to different situations. That can also teach us something about our families. Sometimes when we go through hardships we have to learn how to adapt to a new situation. If we did not know how to adapt or change our ways, not only would our country be no where, our families would be broken apart. While learning different things in this class it really makes me think about how I want to raise my family. I know that teaching my kids to treat everyone equally will definitely be one of my priorities. Also to tell them to remember that to live and learn is one of the most important qualities we can have.
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Tuesday's lecture also made me think about how far our society has come in regards to racial issues. I am from a very small town, which has absolutely no diversity whatsoever, when I came to the University I was able to meet others who do not share the same race as me and begin to think of racial issues and how they affect me as a person. Just by being exposed to others who did not share my race made me able to open my eyes more to the world and those who make it up.
I also feel that this issue directly affects the family. When a family like those families of the teenagers who made up the Little Rock 9 were exposed to discrimination even if it only affects one member of that family it has an impact on all of those who make up the family. It just shows how strongly families are tied together and when one member of the family struggles the whole family struggles with them. I feel that in a professional outlook this understanding will help me be better able to help families who are going through difficult times, by not just concentrating on the member of the family it is directly affecting, but by working with the whole family to help them manage and support each other through the difficult time.
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