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  1. Hello.
  2. You probably already know this,
  3. but my name is Tressa and today I will be taking you on an adventure
  4. together.
  5. We will look into my life and see what concepts from
  6. Professor Gaza's class can be related to my everyday life.
  7. I have decided to call this adventure a sociological scavenger hunt.
  8. Are you ready? Let's go.
  9. Well. Hello there.
  10. See these fine people in the picture to your right, that's me, my mother,
  11. linda and my father craig.
  12. We're a pretty cool bunch of individuals.
  13. If only you have the opportunity to share a drink with us
  14. because we won't have the pleasure.
  15. Let's get to know my family and discover
  16. what connections we have to sociological concepts.
  17. My parents are absolutely adorable.
  18. I want to know how they met.
  19. They met each other at a bar, but my mother
  20. was dating his friend.
  21. What a story this is already
  22. prior to meeting craig. My mother was a single mom, divorce.
  23. Did this matter to my dad? Absolutely not. He saw a beauty
  24. and kindness and knew that she was a keeper.
  25. These two lovebirds met in 1991.
  26. So we can assume online dating was not something that had been created yet.
  27. These two found each other through friends within their community.
  28. Finding a partner back in these days were strongly influenced
  29. by geographical location or for better terms within one's community.
  30. Now that we know how they met,
  31. let's look into their family style,
  32. can it be said that we were a nuclear family,
  33. I would say not
  34. although we were a family of opposite sex coupling and two Children,
  35. we were the furthest thing from nuclear,
  36. my father was not the breadwinner,
  37. both of my parents worked and earned their money to help support the family
  38. accompanying this.
  39. It was not my mother's main job to attend to the needs of her husband,
  40. the householder Children,
  41. everything including emotional support for the entirety of
  42. the family was taken on by both parents
  43. when it came to having Children,
  44. my sister became my father's daughter through marriage, which made us
  45. a blended family.
  46. Then when it came to having more,
  47. they obviously did or I would not be inviting you into my life. Today,
  48. I can be described as an oopsie,
  49. but through communication about the worries,
  50. struggles and benefits of having another child,
  51. they decided to proceed with adding another to the family.
  52. So let's talk about me and my family,
  53. let's continue on.
  54. I was able to introduce you to my parents and their style of family.
  55. Let me now introduce you to the other members
  56. of my family and some practices that make us unique
  57. as you have already learned.
  58. I have a sister through my mother's past marriage,
  59. but the sister I want to introduce you to today is Alicia,
  60. I met Alicia during my first day at york university,
  61. we instantly hit it off and now we're inseparable.
  62. I consider Alicia to be my sister, you might ask yourself sister,
  63. but she's not from your family
  64. and that is where you would be wrong.
  65. Alicia is what you can understand as fictive kin,
  66. effective kin or any person or persons to whom individuals,
  67. myself in a family feel close to and with whom they have strong relations.
  68. And Alicia is certainly one of these individuals.
  69. We tell each other everything, trust each other to have one's back
  70. and have nothing but care for each other's well being.
  71. I feel that we know each other enough.
  72. Now for me to introduce you to my Children to your left, we have raina,
  73. she is my 13 year old niece who I love doing activities with
  74. zoo trips, wonderland and baseball games. We have a fantastic time together and
  75. to your right, we have champ,
  76. My beautiful and super affection. 11 year old golden doodle.
  77. We love to cuddle and watch movies, go for long walks and play with sticks and ropes.
  78. You might be asking
  79. Children,
  80. these are your Children.
  81. Absolutely.
  82. When it comes to Raina we once again can look at the term fictive kin
  83. and it is one way I chose to have a child with in my life
  84. through her.
  85. I was given the choice to have a child without physically having one myself.
  86. When it comes to champ,
  87. I consider him my soulmate but I am also
  88. his caregiver which is something you do for Children
  89. just in case you need a refresher.
  90. The term caregiver is assistance provided to an individual who
  91. requires help in completing their activities of daily living.
  92. I ensure that champ has his required sustenance
  93. to continue on being in great health.
  94. I take him outside so that he can fulfill his bathroom duties.
  95. And I also ensure that his hygiene is kept apart.
  96. All these aspects can be related to a parent caring for their child.
  97. In my case, my fictive child sham Peroni.
  98. Now that we are quite familiar with the term fictive kin,
  99. I feel it is safe to assume you can comprehend that the
  100. individuals in the picture to your right are family to me in
  101. terms of this definition because we most certainly do not look like
  102. each other and good God that many Children would kill a woman
  103. together. We create many
  104. amazing things like fight scenes and action scenes for film and television.
  105. Although our bonds are made from an imaginative, accepting outlook on life.
  106. Some of the practices that are done within a kin family can be seen within hours
  107. within our family.
  108. Cultural transmission of tricks of the trade is
  109. how we are uniquely using this family practice.
  110. You might be asking how so
  111. from older generations
  112. to the newest of stunt performers,
  113. we learn how to correctly and safely
  114. perform actions and movements for the industry,
  115. which continues to be passed down
  116. alongside this.
  117. My work family can be seen as a multigenerational family,
  118. although we do not live under the same roof at
  119. night or on weekends when we show up to work.
  120. It's our second home.
  121. Is it a hectic one? Absolutely.
  122. It's filled with individuals who chose a vocation where we get hit thrown,
  123. put on fire. So it is definitely a home filled with unique characters.
  124. So let me tell you
  125. dating even before apps
  126. were available was and still is an absolute pain in the room
  127. having to constantly be looking,
  128. one's best be open to absolute random is asking for your phone number is exhausting.
  129. So how has this affected my choice to find a partner?
  130. Although online dating has made it easier for individuals
  131. to find a partner regardless of their geographical location.
  132. In my experience, online dating isn't really dating.
  133. It's hey honey netflix and chill,
  134. I'm sorry, I'm not one for hookups.
  135. So online dating and really just dating in general sucks.
  136. Therefore I've decided not to have a partner at the time because who has the time.
  137. Hm
  138. So my mother has taken it upon herself in
  139. a very 21st century way to do arranged dating.
  140. So at one point on Instagram,
  141. she put what can be described as an ad stating
  142. now accepting potential son in law applications requirements employed,
  143. kind sarcastic humor,
  144. hangs out with his friends not clinging to a minimum five ft 10 minimum 27 years old,
  145. send current photo, cover letter and resume personal message.
  146. Am I angry with this? Heck no.
  147. First of all, it's hilarious and hey,
  148. maybe she'll come across a real winner easiest dating ever,
  149. but it also helps that my mother knows what I like
  150. and it was also done as a joke.
  151. Don't worry, my mother is not crazy. I swear,
  152. maybe a little crazy.
  153. So now that you've learned about me, I'm very sorry,
  154. but have a great day.