political and cultural implications of the changes underway in the traditional family unit?

Our text defines familism as the “pride and closeness in the family, which results in family obligations and loyalty coming before individual needs” (Schaefer, 2015, p 188). Family is the primary source of social interaction, more important than friends and work. It also involves social involvement and caregiving of the elderly and financial dependence of kin. It is a characteristic of much of the Latino community as described on pages 188-189 of your text. While familism is often viewe...