1.10 Filipino Family in the 21st Century Flashcards
The idealized Filipino family
Patriarchal Monogamous, heterosexual parents Average of 3.6 kids Bantay and Muning Bilateral Matrilocal
Advantaes of the idealized system
Care for the young and elderly
Stability
Wive protection and lower child mortality (Matrilocal Residence)
Realities of the Filipino family
Kabit, queridas, second or Third families
Common law unions
Polygyny
Early age marriages (18-21 with permission; 21-24 with advice)
Impact of Filipino family configuration on health
Extended families as stressful (burdens, conflicts, intrigues)
Skeletons
High maternal morality
High child mortality
When two people who are both divorced or widowed and have children, the remarry each other and bring their families together
Blended families
Generation that takes care of their parents and their kids at the same time
Sandwich generation
Study that states that childhood and rearing can affect the health of an individual over genetics
Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
Play the major role in decision making and the flow of health information and knowledge
Gatekeepers
At risk people
Single parents caring for a child
Single child caring for a parent
Someone from out of time
Careers with full time day jobs