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in the world. The passion for it every day, the life from Italians is what makes it great. I. It is the importance of the drink and the pure dedication to the process of wine in Italian culture that makes it enjoyable and prideful amongst Italian families to keep the tradition alive and to continue creating fantastic wines for us all to enjoy. B. In intowine.com states that the importance to wine for the Italian culture can be tracked back to the Roman Empire. “The Roman empire played an enormous

of traditional customs, education, family structure/marriage and labor markets. Since societies have evolved in both countries, radical changes have been observed in gender roles from traditional practices. Although laws have been passed to create equality between women and men, there are clear differences in both cultures in terms of authority and rights - women still play a dominant role and caretakers in the family, while men symbolize the head of the family. While in both cultures, gender

ruthless temptations early America presents to a Lithuanian family, adjusting to new surrounding and a new way of life is quite difficult. To make matters worse, language barriers and lack of domestic knowledge only seems to entice starvation and poverty among newly acquired citizens, who simply wish to change their social and economic lives to better themselves and their families. Such is the case of Jurgis Rudkus and his extended family, consisting of cousins, in-laws, and their multitude of children

support of a larger family network, and this can affect mothering. There is also the mention of a desire for connection, and the lack of a connection can lead to an inability to be authentic in a relationship. The first point that I would like to mention is the idea that immigrant mothers lose support of an extended family network (Jordan, 2011). My personal experience can verify this - my parents left their parents behind in Russia and rarely see them. The only extended family I have in the United

medical condition? 2) Parent’s origin families • The family members you and your partner grow up with and its family structure/history, and the places you and your partner been live with that family. • If you willing to, could you share some of your memorable experience you had in the family you grow up with? It can including the enjoyable moment or the challenging time you has faced. • What are some of the best take home lesson you have learned from the families you grow up with? (Please answer it

autism often suffer from stress and anxiety. Dealing with children with autism places extraordinary demands on the shoulder of parents that can be added over the usual parental daily work and responsibilities. Compounding the needs and work load of the family members to the responsibilities of raising a child with autism can be multiplied and easily create a hectic situation where parents feel the pressure under such circumstances and suffer psychological symptoms that can be overwhelming to both parents

communication with Hispanic families, Geri-Ann Galanti (2008) emphasizes the importance of familismo, which many people have never heard of. Familismo is the importance of immediate and extended families in all areas of life, especially communication. In the medical field, this means showing respect and including all family members in relevant conversations. One example Galanti (2008) uses is the gesture of a health care worker introducing herself to not only the prominent family member, but also the

disability to the lived reality for families and couples. Namkung, Song, Greenberg, Mailick, & Floyd, (2015) explain that “[g]enerally, the responsibility for providing or coordinating their support and care rests with their parents, who thus have a lifelong parenting role. There is a great deal of heterogeneity in family adaptation to a child with developmental disabilities” (p. 514). Children who have diagnosis of disabilities have on-going impacts for families (Willingham-Storr, 2014; Kisler, 2014;

National Culture and Hofstede’s Dimensions National culture refers to the set of shared norms and beliefs among individuals within national boundaries who are indigenous to that area. Geert Hofstede 's work on national culture is considered significant. He defines culture as “the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others”. National culture has been a key construct in the study of organizations. Culture plays a crucial role in determining

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