FAMILY

Family is a group of persons

united by ties of marriage,
blood,
or
adoption;
consisting
a
single
household; interacting and
communicating with each
other in their respective
social roles of husband and
wife, mother and father,
son and daughter, brother
and
sister,
creating
a
common culture.
(Burges and Locke)

Talking about family and community

The family is
the basic unit of
the society.

The family as
the community
of persons.

Duties of Children and Parents

Duties of Children
Respect for parents (filial piety)

Duties of Parents
Parents must regard their
children as children of God
and respect them as human
persons.

Forms and Types of Family

The following types of families exist today with some

families naturally falling into multiple categories:
1.
Nuclear
Family
Nuclear family is the traditional
type of family structure.
a. Family of orientation
b. Family of procreation

Forms and Types of Family

The following types of families exist today with some

families naturally falling into multiple categories:
2.Extended
family
Extended family consists
of two or more adults who
are related, either by blood
or marriage, living in the
same home.
a. Conjugal familyemphasizes the marital
b. bond
Consanguineal family emphasizes blood ties.

Forms and Types of Family

The following types of families exist today with some

families naturally falling into multiple categories:
3. Single Parent
family
Single parent family consists
of one parent raising one or
more children on his own.
The biggest change society
has seen in terms of changes
in family structure.

Forms and Types of Family

The following types of families exist today with some

families naturally falling into multiple categories:
4.
Childless
family
A childless family consists
of couples who either
cannot or choose not to
have children.
The childless family is
sometimes the forgotten
family.

Forms and Types of Family

The following types of families exist today with some

families naturally falling into multiple categories:
5.
Step
Family
Step family involves two
separate families merging
into one new unit. It consists
of a new husband and wife
and their children from
previous
marriages
or
relationships.

Forms and Types of Family

The following types of families exist today with some

families naturally falling into multiple categories:
6.
Grand
Parent
Family
Many grandparents today
are
raising
their
grandchildren for variety of
reasons. The parents are not
present in childs life.

On the basis of marriage: family has been

classified into three types:

1. Polygamous
.marriage which includes
more than two partners

On the basis of marriage: family has been

classified into three types:

2. Polyandry
woman is married
more than one husband

to

On the basis of marriage: family has been

classified into three types:

3. Monogamous
when one is married to
one person

On the basis of Nature of residence: Family

can be classified into three forms;
1. Matrilocal residence
. married couple resides with or near the wifes
parents
2. Patrilocal residence

married couple resides with or near the

husbands parents
3. Family of changing residence
married couples change their residence
Example: Sometimes the wife joins her husband at
his residence and vice versa.
Neo-local
when the married couple after marriage reside in a
new place and establish family independent of their
parents or of their relatives.

On basis of ancestry or descent family can be

classified into two main types.

1. Matrilineal family
- based on or tracing descent through the female
or mothers line
2. Patrilineal family
- based on or tracing descent through the male or
fathers line

How family can affect the development of self?

Childrens development of social skills is

affected by the nature of their.
Children find love and security and form
attachments with people who protect and
care for them.
Children who have not fully developed
strong attachments to another person may
have a more difficult time adjusting to the
complexity of the social system of the
school.

How family can affect the development of self?

Children who experience the security of

loving parents and have strong attachments to
their parents are better able to reach out to
relate with others.
According to attachment theory, children who
enjoy a secure attachment relationship with their
parents and caregivers use this relationship as a
support to venture out and explore their
environment (Maccoby, 1993).