Essay On Family Ties

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The Ties That Bind
The developmental fibers that are woven into the intricate nature of the human soul can be in many ways traced back to the ancestral roots, sewn in the cultural development that makes each individual special in their own way, yet tying them to a landmark that defines who they are. This landmark is enshrouded in the processes of socialization known simply as family. The rearing of every member is a task taken on not by a singular entity but by a group consisting of experiences, knowledge and traditions that will carry the heritage handed down throughout the generations to each newly born family member. Family is simply the ties that binds one generation to the next, and allows the social properties of development to shine brightly.
Within the structural and biological makeup of every living organism on the planet is the biological landmark known as genes, these genes are simply what makes every organism what it is, however what it does not tell researchers is how one should and can interact socially in a given environment. The question then arises “what gives human beings their language, traditions, social rearing and way of life”? The answer seems to derive from social interaction within the family that imparts certain important social characteristics that must be inherited, learned and adapted into the human construct. To better understand the importance of social interaction that relies solely within the family one must first understand what a gene is and how it governs human genetic makeup. A gene is as stated by Fundukian (2010) “the fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity. It is an individual element of an organism’s genome and determines a trait or characteristic by regulating biochemical s...

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