family values in the 17th century
As the twenty-first century is off to a start, many thing have changed. Since the seventeenth century morals and values are very different. Divorce, abortion, and single parent families at that time were unheard of. Growing up in a 'world' where homosexuality and cross dressing are seen in our daily routines, it's hard to understand where the idea of this structured society we live in came from. The values we hold to be important, the friends, and roles we take on in our families make up who we are. It seems that we are brought up in a world that has a set system we are supposed to abide by. The changing technology in our 'world' has set new limits to what we can do. Our founding fathers have fought for what we have today. The fact is, we take electricity, telephones and other modern services for granted. During the time of the new world in America our ancestors were fighting for other things, bringing religious beliefs and the idea of freedom to this country. The dictionary definition for family is: a group of persons of common ancestry, this is true in theory but in actuality 'we' don't over extend our family lineage. Family to the seventeenth century means more then
It is fair to say that roles are still important to many families it is also true that religion is still important in our society. Many customs that we base our daily lives on have transcended from the ideas of these times. To look back on a time without equal rights and little chance for social mobility it is hard to believe what "society" has evolved into. Family is still important to us today, I seem to think our family lineage is not as important. In a fast paced world with new things daily I believe we take our freedom for granted. I also think 'family' to the seventeenth century was, not only better but, a safe haven to women and children. We are always gong to be expressing our beliefs about something, hopefully just as affluent as Franklin an Emerson. it does to the twenty-first. Since the time of great men such as, Sewall, Franklin, and Emerson and a strong woman like Mary Rowlandson our family values have changed dramatically. The values that were true to these great people are still present, just very different. Many factors that helped keep a family strong during the seventeenth century, and are the underlying principals today, are religious beliefs, ones role in the family, and the drive for socioeconomic gain. Religion was a way of life during the seventeenth century. This was especially a way for people to create a community of families that boned other people with the same beliefs together. In many of the authors read, most thing they believed were blessed and done by God. "Kept a Day of Fasting with Prayer for the Conversion of my Son," (p.144) Sewall logged this into his diary a day after his son had done something evil towards his sister. This is an example of the theory that God would take the e
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