Topic > Definition of family and personal reflection - 563

In this discussion I will explain how I define family. I will also include my immediate family and extended family. I will also describe what family means to me, how mine differs from other families in my neighborhood, and also how they are similar. I will also describe my family's ethnicity and how it may affect my family's health. To me, family is a group of people united by blood, adoption, or marriage. I also believe that people don't necessarily have to be related by blood to be considered family. If two or more people have a bond with each other where they can rely and depend on each other and have an emotional attachment, I also believe that is considered family. Golics, Azam, Finlay, and Salek (2010), define family as a diverse group of people who care for each other on a daily basis (p. 400). My mother and father are still married after 27 years. I am three years old and have two older brothers, both of whom are currently married with children. My older brother Robert and his wife Lauren have two girls named Abigail and Avery. My other brother...