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
Believes that family reflects the inequality in wealth and power; sees the family as an economic unit contributing to social injustice
Conflict view
Focuses on the micro level of family; interested in how individuals interact with each other
Interactionist view
Depicts courtship and marriage as forms of negotiation
Social-exchanged analysis
Families, parents, and children influence each other and parent-child relations are influenced by other individuals and institutions.
Systems view
Basic areas of family function
Biological, economic, education, psychological/affection, socio-cultural/socialization
Main points of interaction in the family
Husband-wife relation, parent-children relation, sibling relation
The internal sense of obligation and privilege, respect, affection, or sexual attraction
Conjugal bond
The community expects the husband and wife to be loving and faithful to each other.
Social pressure
The husband is the main breadwinner while the wife takes care primarily of the domestic needs.
Economic cooperation
