FAMILY Flashcards
The basic social institution and the primary
group in society
FAMILY
social group characterized by common
residence, economic cooperation and
reproduction. It includes both sexes, at least
two of who maintain a socially approved
sexual relationship, and one or two children.
(Mudock,1949)
FAMILY
- The family as a social group is universal and
is significant element in man’s social life. - It is the first social group to which the individual
is exposed - Family contract and relationships are
repetitive and continuous. - The family is very close and intimate group
Characteristics of a Family
- It is the setting of the most intense emotional
experience during the lifetime of the individual. - The family affects the individual’s social values
disposition and outlook in life - The family has the unique position of serving
as a link between the individual and the larger
society. - The family is also unique in providing
continuity of social life
Characteristics of a Family
- Traditional Family
- Two-Career Family
- Single-Parent Family
- Adolescent Family
- Foster Family
- Blended Family
- Intragenerational Family
- Cohabiting Family
- Gay and Lesbian Family
- Single Adults Living Alone
Types/Classification of Families
- BASED ON INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
AND MEMBERSHIP - BASED ON PLACE OF RESIDENCE
- BASED ON DESCENT
- BASED ON AUTHORITY
CLASSIFICATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURE
- Primary or elementary family
- Composed of the father, mother and
children
Nuclear
- Primary or elementary family
- Composed of the father, mother and
children
Nuclear
- Two or more nuclear families related to
each other economically or socially - Extension through unmarried children and
the married children with their families live
with the parents. - Extension through polygamous marriage.
Extended
One parent, either a father or a mother as a
consequence of divorce, abandonment or
separation of lives with a child or children of
his/her own.
Single Parent
Living alone, usually with a career, who
may or may not desire to marry
Single Adult
Children in orphanages, residential schools
and correctional institutions
Institutional Family
Husband and wife live together without any
child, one or both maybe gainfully
employed
Dyadic Nuclear Family
A homosexual couple, male or female lives
together with or without adopted children
Homosexual Family
Remarried men and women living in a
common household with children from both
previous marriages and from the current
marriage
Reconstituted Nuclear Family
Old, unmarried couple living together
usually because of companionship or
financial reasons
Cohabiting
Husband and wife at home or either are
gainfully employed and children have been
“launched” into career or marriage
Middle-aged or Aging Couple
Requires the newly-wed couple to live with
the family of the bridegroom or near the
residence of the parents of the bridegroom.
Patrilocal
Requires the newly-wed couple to live with
or near the residence of the bride’s parents.
Matrilocal
- Provides the newly wed couples the choice
of staying with either the groom’s parents or
the bride’s parents, depending on factors
like the relative wealth of the families or
their status, or their status, the wishes of
their parents or certain personal
preferences of the bride or the groom
Bilocal
Permits the couple to reside independently
of their parents. They can decide on their
own as far as their residence is concern.
Neolocal
Prescribes the newly-wed couple to reside
with or near the maternal uncle of the
groom.
Avunculocal
Affiliates a person with a group of relatives
through his or her father.
Patrilineal
Affiliates a person with a group of relatives
through his or her mother.
Matrilineal
Affiliates a person with a group of relatives
through his or her mother.
Matrilineal
