I also give homework to both my children, regardless of their gender. Another way this social institution shaped my identity would be growing up in a dueling family, I knew you had to work for what you wanted and nothing was given to you. I think my parents would have been called working class. This helped shape my identity in many ways. Since I had my children young, I can't work without leaving them with someone, which I don't want to do while they are so young. Since I can't work, I feel like I'm not doing my part within my little family because of the family I grew up in. With both parents working all the time, I grew up thinking this is how life should be. Growing up with this type of family as a social institution brought me many benefits, but it also had some disadvantages. Now that I'm older and have my own family, I feel like I need to fill the void I always had growing up with my children. Since both my parents worked, many times I would come home from school and be alone for at least four hours. This