Response 3 Diversity Rondyls

Rondylas

Importance of Family and Kinship

The idea of family in the Perez family goes above its traditional description, a group of

people limited by consanguinity (Grassi, 2018). The concept of kinship and family play a

significant part in this family. To start with, family and kinship signify the primary origin of

social happiness for the Perez family. Every Sunday, the family goes to masses together and to

take lunch at a particular restaurant. Besides, most of the family live resides in a similar

geographical area within a range of 11 miles. This indicates that the family members maintain

solid relationships and support one another. The relationships were founded on the patriarch,

Perez, who forfeited everything to provide a good life for his family. All the family members

appear to be cognizant of these efforts and reward Mr. Perez and his partner with the attention

and love they deserve. This family members’ social and moral balance is founded on the strong

relationships they hold with one another.

Significance of Religion and God

In the concept of Mr. Perez’s household, religion plays a significant role as it enhances the

security and health of the family. Mr. Perez and his wife pray for the protection and health of the

family and be of great significance to their religious observes. The life of the Perez family is at

the center of religion since God’s grave gave birth to most of Perez’s children. The doctors

advised Perez’s wife to avoid having other kids after their firstborn. Nevertheless, Perez’s wife

got more children through prayers, and they all enjoyed better health (Tukachinsky et al., 2015).

Thus, religion is the pillar of the Perez family since it has supported it in overcoming numerous

limitations and barriers that their immediate environment and science subjected the family.

Purnell & Fenkl (2019) suggests that more than 50% of Mexican-American individuals are

Catholic, while the others belong to other Christian religious denominations. This implies that

religion is dominant in most Mexican American households. Hence, this describes the

significance of religion to the Perez family.

Stereotypes Regarding Mexican Americans

In this study, there are numerous stereotypes connected to Mexican Americans. Firstly, they

are subjected to the question of whether their presence on American soil is legitimate. Salgado

(2015) suggests that nearly 50% of Americans think that most Mexicans in the United States

don’t hold legal documents. Thus, this indicates an intensely rooted stereotype emanating from

the borders between the United States and Mexico, and most illegal Mexican intrusions on

United States soil are regularly reported (Purnell & Fenkl, 2019). But, in this case, study, this

stereotype is dispelled since Perez obtained American citizenship, worked in America and passed

the citizenship to his children. Perez enjoyed various social compensations after retiring,

originating from the United States security system. Additionally, his children aren’t in the United

States illegally and are Americans, although they may have a Latino outlook.

Secondly, in this case, study, many Americans stereotype that Mexican Americans can only

be used as labor employees since they are always lazy (Manuti et al., 2016). However, Perez

destroys this stereotype by creating a family, taking his kids to school, working very hard to send

money to the family, and buying a ranch.

Mrs. Perez’s Role in the Family

Perez’s wife plays numerous roles in the family. She mostly maintains and holds the family

together by offering emotional, spiritual, and physical care to the family (Purnell & Fenkl, 2019).

Additionally, she supports and takes care of her children and husband and always be there for

them when they need her. Also, she must ensure that her family adheres to the ways of God.

References

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Manuti, A., Scardigno, R., & Mininni, G. (2016). Me, myself, and God: Religion as a psychocultural

resource of meaning in later life. Culture & Psychology, 22(1), 3-34.

Purnell, L. D., & Fenkl, E. A. (2019). People of Korean heritage. In Handbook for Culturally

Competent Care (pp. 255-262). Springer, Cham.

Salgado, C. D. (2015). Racial lessons: Parental narratives and secondary schooling experiences

among second-and third-generation Mexican Americans. Race and Social Problems, 7(1), 60-72.

Tukachinsky, R., Mastro, D., & Yarchi, M. (2015). Documenting portrayals of race/ethnicity on

primetime television over 20 years and their association with national‐level racial/ethnic

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