Family Structures and Legacies Flashcards
Burden carrier of the social order
Family
Factors that changed families in the Philippines
The OFW phenomenon, changing roles of mothers and fathers, advances in technology, power of media
The basic unit in society
Family
Structures of a family
Traditional, emerging (new forms) family
Two types of traditional family
Nuclear, extended family
Composed of the mother, father, and the children
Nuclear family
Includes grandparents and other relatives
Extended family
Quite different from the traditional structure and composition of a family
Emerging family
Two types of emerging family
Blended family, families with same-sex parents
Parents having children from past marriages but living all together in one household
Blended families
A defense against hunger and old age, an eternal source of food, clothing, and shelter and an environment where a Filipino can be oneself
Filipino family
Family viewpoint in which enduring social form where a person is incoporated
Sociological viewpoint
Family viewpoint: genetic transmission unit
Biological viewpoint
Matrix of personality development and the most intimate emotional unit of society
Psychological viewpoint
Theory that states that the family serves six functions for society: reproduction, protection, socialization, regulation of sexual behavior, affection, providing social status
Functionalist view