Some people see that the pinnacle of the social standard can be achieved by other means. Family is anything BUT the other choice. It's a lesson that sometimes is difficult to learn.
"A hard head makes a soft ass" is what my grandmother used to always used to say. But for some reason my head can't be hard enough, and it seems like my ass can't be soft enough. I've learned about the perils of making the wrong choice, not choosing family.
Some behavior is learned. It's been said that learned behavior is a behavior that was observed by an individual that they find it to be beneficial to them in some way. There's a motivating factor behind it.
Also, it can be conditioned. the learned behavior is a conditioned response to a stimuli through either voluntary or involuntary intent, so if a behavior can be learned, it can be unlearned as well.
When I behave in certain ways, I wonder where I learned, or what conditioned response or stimuli I've received in order to drive my behavior. I think that behavior is a series of choices. I'm going to make the right choice, learn a new behavior, choosing my family.