and values. However, one needs to answer the question of how family values compare with peers in case a youngster's peer group engages in drug abuse. Peer group influence, which is normally stronger during youth, can sometimes surpass family influence.
One researcher found that the most common characteristic among Caucasian peer groups is their consumption of bhang. Parental and peer influence was found to be collaborative. The highest Caucasian marijuana consumption cases were adolescents whose friends and parents themselves abused drugs.
Efforts towards preventing drug complications may make use of background facts on the families of Caucasian drug abusers to tackle… Continue Reading...
of family. Therefore, passion about reading about religion actually reinforces family values.
One of the best examples of the preceding thesis statement is found in the passion that I and others exhibit for reading the bible. The bible is arguably the most popular book of all time. It has been translated into so many different languages, and has a number of different versions and editions. There are people who read the bible so much that they memorize it, which certainly demonstrates a true passion for reading. Still, there are a number of different passages in the bible that are expressly… Continue Reading...
moms. By emphasizing family cohesion and family values, this approach also helps Kraft Singles avoid alienating its core consumer group consisting of traditional Canadian families.
Another strategy would be to appeal to the value system of millennial moms. Millennial moms value brands with “good social ethics” (p. 3). Therefore, Kraft needs to interject social responsibility, ethics, and health into the rebranding of Kraft Singles. This will be a tremendous challenge for a brand that is characterized by being wrapped in individual plastic sheets, and which relies on factory farming for its dairy production. Without being deceptive,… Continue Reading...
Culture,” Hymnowitz (2004) adopts an optimistic view, claiming that the younger generations are returning to traditional family values and rejecting the excesses of their parents’ generation. Bork (1994) disagrees, claiming that liberalism’s “rot and decadence” have been leading to the decay of morality in American society—and possibly in Western society in general (p. 6). Both authors occasionally slip into hyperbole, and both make some valid points backed up with references to popular culture, facts, or data. Ultimately, though, Hymnowitz (2004) makes a far stronger rhetorical case: America’s moral character remains strong
Hymnowitz (2004) argues that America is returning to some of its roots family and cultural… Continue Reading...
