Family (Week 8)

Many people claim to have the most dysfunctional family around. This may seem like an odd statement for a society that does tend to be rather family oriented. However, I think it is true that many familys are dysfunctional. I think that dysfunction in a family can mean anything from silly differences in family members that cause miscommunication, to family members that blame eachother for certain events and do not get along. I actually believe that the smaller dysfunctions in familys can be the greatest cause for the family being functional as a whole. Sibling rivalry is always strong in familys and it may seem like siblings are incapable of being functional together. The same pair of siblings can often be seen standing up for one another in a school setting if others are picking on one or the other. In the dysfunctions that occur in our everyday family lives we actually get a great deal of functionality. A lot of times its what makes a family click.