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Essay / Defining Family and a Personal Reflection - 563
In this discussion I will explain how I define family. I will also include my immediate 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 the health of my family members. To me, family is a group of people united by blood, adoption or marriage. I also believe that people don't have to be related by blood to be considered family. If two or more people have a connection with each other, where they can rely 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 a three year old and two older brothers, both currently married with children. My older brother Robert and his wife, Lauren, have two daughters named Abigail and Avery. My other other brother...