Week One

This week we started talking about the dynamics of the family and what some of the roles of each of the family member's were. We also talked about statistics in the realm of family relations.

What really stuck out to me this week was related to when we were talking about family statistics. We talked about how the statistics on the divorce rate in the United States was inflated due to the lack of or biases put on information that had been gathered. We talked about how the statistics of the divorce rate affect people negatively. There are people out there who are so scared to get married because of the "evidence" that supports how likely they are to get divorced. What I was continuously reminded of in class is how each relationship is truly independent and unique. Just because there are statistics out there that say you are likely to get divorced doesn't mean you actually will. What is more important is what we do with this knowledge. Since we know there are factors that are working against the family as a whole, we should work hard to protect our relationships and families from the influences out there that are negative.