Chapter 4: The family Flashcards
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Family Defined
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- -Two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption who live together
- Two or more people who have chosen to live together, and share interests, roles, and resources - Each family is unique in its style and makeup, with attachment and commitment binding family members together
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Family Types
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- Nuclear or conjugal family: Also known as the traditional family; consists of a husband and wife and their children
- Extended family: Consists of the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunt, uncles, or cousins living together under the same roof
- Single-parent family: Consists of an adult living with one or more children; in most cases, single parents are divorced, separated, or widowed
- Blended, or reconstituted family: Created when one or both partners bring their children from a previous marriage into the relationship
- Cohabitative family: A man and a woman choosing to live together without the legal bonds of matrimony, but in all other ways this type of family resembles a nuclear or blended family
- Communal family: Consists of a group of people who have a common philosophy, value system, and goals, and who choose to live together, sharing roles and resources
- Foster or adoptive family: Those who take temporary responsibility for raising a child other than their own
- Same-sex family: Two women or two men, with or without children
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Family Patterns
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- In the authoritarian or autocratic family, parents usually make all decisions
- The authoritative or democratic family offers its members choices and encourages participation and individual responsibility
- The permissive or laissez-faire family offers its members complete freedom
4
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Functional Families
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a. Foster growth and development
b. Promote physical and social well-being
c. Meet members’ needs
d. Maintain stability
e. Promote individuality
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Dysfunctional Families
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a. Are unable to offer stability
b. Have poor interpersonal skills
c. Are unable to deal with stress
