Nature vs nurture is the influence of our genetics and up brining that shapes us as who we are as an individual. I believe that nurture has more of an affect than our inheritance does. Within one’s up bringing, family structure plays a huge role in nurturing a child/children. There are many universal types of families, this includes a typical mom and dad with a few kids, or a gay/lesbian couple, single parent, immigrant parents.
The structure of a family affects an individual. Different visions of families are not accepted or typical. This leaves opportunities for hate and bullying to arise against the non “norm” family setting. Individuals might feel insecure and different/weird, like don’t belong due to their family structure. One may feel left out due to too many siblings or having just one parent. Along with this, feminist and queer interventions also comes with differences that affect a child’s path to identity.
A child is more exposed to new ideas and concepts far from the norm social media has portrayed which will allow a different mindset of what family means to them. But with a great difference and gap between rights and citizenship, some families are at a disadvantage than others due to legal marriage rights and legal citizenship. Although this is the case, there have been many movements and acts that pushed for the rights of illegal immigrants: “The organization’s advocacy on behalf of those with criminal convictions sets it apart from anti-deportation groups that use the rhetoric of innocent family-centered deportees” (Monisha Das Gupta). Those within the LGBTQ+ community also continue to support the community by “forming unique unions and relationships that allow them to survive and create the communities and partnerships that mirror their circumstances, needs, and hopes. While many in the LGBT community call for legal recognition of same-sex marriage, many others – heterosexual and/or LGBT” (Beyond Marriage).
