When Paradigms Shift
I was in class this week, learning about family paradigms. To be honest, I was a little bored, but as I've thought about what I learned, I've seen some amazing parallels to what I've been observing about life. I never knew there were so many ways to define a family until I took this class. There are four “paradigms” that families typically fall under: the closed family, the r A n d o m family, the open family, and the synchronous family. Each family is characterized differently based on their attitude toward rules and how those rules come into being. Here’s a brief overview: The Closed Family. This family is defined by tradition. They love rules from a distinct authority figure and hate anything new from outside influences. They may not be the most welcoming and will probably not take change well. Think ‘The Croods’. The Random Family. Far away from a closed family, the random family is defined by individualism. They are go-with-the-flow and have no ...