Social Class & Cultural Diversity (Jan 28-Feb 1)

In this lesson we learned a lot about social classes and cultural diversity here in the US.  What stood out the most to me was when we went over Mexican family system changes after immigration.  First off, I don’t blame any Mexican families trying to immigrate to the US.  Chances are I would be doing the same thing as them.  The motives and stories behind Mexican families that immigrate here are very understandable and even inspiring.  What saddens me the most is what tends to happen to some of these families after they all manage to get here.    Sometimes children rebel against their parents because they didn't want to move in the first place.  There can be power struggles with the children.  Children may be saddened by the loss of family and friends.  Traveling here illegally can be very hard and stressful.  It can force children to grow up faster than parents would have wanted.  Parents can be overworked from trying to support their family in their new home and they become unable to spend as much time with their children as they would like.  The list of course continues.  This lesson really helped me understand where some Mexican families are coming from and the struggle they go through.