Homework 35

   I interviewed the age group of 13-18. I realize that everyone believed that when a child was born it was a great thing and was supposed to be celebrated by the family and people around the new born child. I also realized that with the younger kids their responses where very vague and it took a lot of time and effort to actually get some deep insights out of them. They mostly talked about how painful it is for a woman, and that the process takes about 8 months and how it takes a lot of time to care of a baby and that it is a huge responsibility, but besides that they did not explore the multiple aspects associated with birth. But as I began to interview the older kids the conversations where very interesting. A pattern that I notice with the older kids is that they had a tendency to ask me a question during the interview and how i felt about the topic which I thought was very interesting because it brought depth to the conversation that we where having. My friend Jamal ask me "Depending on the religion and culture of a certain society do you think the doctor has more or less control in the birth process? I felt like that question was a very god question because it can be interpreted in many ways you can focus on the social class of that society, the traditions and beliefs, and also explore religion. I just feel that Birth is such a complex topic and the older you get the more you can actually wrap your mind around it.

   One thing I know for sure is that Birth is never just handled in one way, depending on where you are from and what you believe in the birth process can be very different or very similar. The one thing that can be connected between all races, religions, and cultures is it is an event in a woman's life that is celebrated and never looked upon as a negative but more of a positive. I feel that no matter the scenario when a baby is brought into the world people look at is a gift and that you should be thankful to have this child in your life. During the process of these interviews I have come to a conclusion that birth really cant be explained i feel that the birth it self is always the same but how you go about the setting,doctor, and what the baby is suppose to be born into is all at random because every one has there own special theatrics that they want done around their new born child.