This week has been quite interesting to me. I never really thought about how social class can affect a family's entire outlook on life. I knew social class was important but not that important. I never knew some of the sacrifices that immigrants made in order to come to this country and give their children a better opportunity for education and occupation. I really look differently now at how families operate. I know that everyone is different, but I never understood that things can change so quickly in a family. I also didn't fully understand how different some people grow up. I grew up in a home where if I wanted something I worked my behind off to get it, but many didn't grow up like I did. I appreciate how I grew up, and others appreciate how they grew up as well. Families are much more complex than I ever imagined before taking this class.