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
Affiliates a person with a group of relatives
related through both his or her parents
Bilateral
Authority is vested in the oldest male in the
family.
Patriarchal
Authority is vested in the mother or
mother’s kin.
Matriarchal
The husband and wife exercise a more or
less equal amount of authority.
Egalitarian
Prolonged absence of the father gives the
mother a dominant position in the family,
although the father may also share with the
mother in decision-making
Matricentric
- Regulates sexual behavior and
reproduction - Biological maintenance
- Socialization
Functions of a Family
- Family gives its member status
- Social control
- Economic
Functions of a Family
- Beginning Family
- Child-bearing Family
- Family w/ pre-school children
- Family w/ school-age children
- Family w/ teenager and young adults
- Post-parental family
- Aging family
Stages and Tasks
- Establishing a mutually satisfying
marriage. - Planning to have or not have children
Beginning Family Tasks
- Having and adjusting to infant.
- Supporting the needs of all three members.
- Renegotiating marital relationships.
Child-bearing Family Tasks
- Guiding a child in his growth and
development - Preparing a child in entering in a school
Family w/ pre-school children Tasks
- Adjusting to the activity of the growing
children - Promoting joint decisions between children
and parents. - Encouraging and supporting children’s
educational achievements.
Family w/ school-age children Tasks
- Maintaining open communication among
members. - Supporting ethical and moral values within
the family. - Balancing freedom with responsibility of
teenagers - Releasing young adults with appropriate
rituals and assistance.
Family w/ teenager and young adults Tasks
- Strengthening marital relationships.
- Maintaining supportive home base
Post-parental family Tasks
I. Preparing for retirement
II. Maintaining ties with younger and older
generations
III. Adjusting to retirement
IV. Adjusting to loss of spouse
Aging family Tasks
The United Nations General Assembly
adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the
Child.
1959
was founded after
World War II. It took over the Geneva
Declaration in 1946.
The United Nations (UN)
the Declaration of the
Rights of the Child was adopted unanimously
by all 78 Member States of the United Nations
General Assembly in Resolution 1386 (XIV).
20 November 1959
In _______, the ________adopted
the Geneva Declaration, a historic document
that recognised and affirmed for the first time the existence of rights specific to children and
the responsibility of adults towards children.
1924, the League of Nations (LON)
was promulgated in
response to the increasing number of women
and children who consult due to violence,
rape, incest, and other related cases
1997, Administrative Order 1-B or the
“Establishment of a Women and Children
Protection Unit in All Department of Health
(DOH) Hospitals”
A gender-fair and violence-free community
where women and their children are
empowered
VISION:
Improved strategy towards a violence-free
community through more systematic primary
prevention, accessible and effective
response system and strengthened functional
mechanisms for coordination, planning,
implementation, monitoring, evaluation and
reporting
MISSION:
- Prevent violence against women and children
from ever occurring (primary prevention) - Intervene early to identify and support women
and children who are at risk of violence (early
intervention); and - Respond to violence by holding perpetrators
accountable, ensure connected services are
available for women and their children
(response).
OBJECTIVES:
- Violence & Injury Prevention
- Mental Health
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
- Primary prevention
- Service delivery
- Advocacy & social mobilization
- Research & innovation
- Organizational excellence
STRATEGIES, ACTION POINTS AND TIMELINE:
Anti-Child Abuse Law
Republic Act 7610
Anti-Violence Against
Women and their Children Act
Republic Act 9262
Anti-Rape Law
Republic Act No. 8353
Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons (RA 9208: Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003)
Republic Act 10364
Rape Victim
Assistance & Protect Act
Republic Act No. 8505
Magna Carta of Women
Republic Act 9710:
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
RA 7877
The Responsible and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012
Republic Act 10354
The Responsible and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012
Republic Act 10354
The Responsible and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012
Republic Act 10354
DOH Policy
on the establishment of Women & Children’s
Protection Units (WCPU)
Administrative Order 1-B s. 1997
Revised
guidelines on the establishment of WCPUs in
all hospitals
Administrative Order 2013-0011
Violence and
Injury Prevention
Administrative Order 2014-0002