In my interview with my grandmother, Hazel McDonald, I discovered that she grew up in an agricultural family. Her family consisted of a father that worked on a farm, a mother who stayed at home to take care of the household chores and raise their three children. The view of what is considered to be the traditional family has dramatically changed from the time in which she grew up in comparison to today. Although in today’s society the traditional family is still predominantly the nuclear family, Hazel has mentioned that she has noticed that single parent families, blended families, dual-income families, same sex parents, and childless couples are becoming more common. However, due to the financial burden of children, couples are usually having one …show more content…
My grandmother faced similar responsibilities to her mother when she was growing up. It was expected that she were to assist her mother in the completion of household chores and any other work that was considered to be ‘female’ or ‘girl’ work. This work included tasks such as doing the dishes, laundry, cooking dinner and cleaning. As a result of her gender, she was strictly stuck in doing household chores and was not allowed to do work that was considered ‘male’ work such as cutting the grass or working on the cars. In modern society gender equality has become a topic of focus, women now pursue work that had previously been predominantly male. Nowadays you will find that many households have shared roles, so men and women will both assist each other in the completion of household chores like making dinner and outside work like cutting the grass.
My grandmother’s upbringing was heavily influenced by religion. Religion was the central focus within her family. Prior to