Midterm Quiz #3 Flashcards
divine in nature and that God designates it as the fundamental building block of society
Family
Different Kinds of Families
● Nuclear Families
● Single-parent Families
● Extended Families
● Blended Family
● Adoptive Family
● Foster Family
● Chosen Family
consist of two parents and their children
Nuclear Families
consist of one parent and their children
Single-parent Families
a family where many relatives live together and work towards common goals like raising the children or taking care of elderly grandparents
Extended Families
two single-parent families joining together to make a bigger family
Blended Family
where a child lives together with adoptive parents
Adoptive Family
consists of parents who may be unfamiliar to a child but want to take care of children who cannot stay with their biological parents
Foster Family
does not include blood relatives but are made up of friends and other supportive people who take on the role of a family
Chosen Family
refers to individual’s sense of self-worth; and interpersonal dignity that attributed to the elder by others and manifested by the respect they received
Dignity
has been defined as the rational, voluntary, and moral management of the family life which centers on human reproduction
Family Planning
defined as legally and socially sanctioned union, usually between a man and a woman, that is regulated by laws, rules, customs, beliefs, and attitudes that prescribe the rights and duties of the partners and accords status to their offspring
Marriage
defined to be pure and unconditional
Sanctity
can be defined as the basic unit of the society which is found in all societies that has the duty of introducing the individual in his social world
Family
defined as a legal tie or bond between husband and wife which involves the duty to live together and cooperate with each other for the rearing children and advancement of family life
Marriage
group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household, interacting, and communicating with each other in their respective social roles of husband and wife, mother and father, son and daughter, brother, and sister, creating and maintaining culture
Sociological Definition of Family
Basic Elements in the Definition of Family
● Group
● Parents
● Children
a kind of marriage that is limited to members of the same social group
Endogamy
a kind of marriage between two people of different category
Exogamy
permits only one marital union for each individual
Monogamy
a kind of marriage that unites a person with two or more partners
Polygamy
the union of one man to two or more women
Polygyny
defined as the union of one woman to two or more men
Polyandry
a kind of residential pattern in which the newly married couple will live at or near the residence of the husband’s family
Patrilocality
a kind of residential pattern whereby the newly married couple will live at or near the residence of the wife’s family
Matrilocality
in this residence pattern, newly married couples will live in a house of their own choosing apart from their respective families
Neo locality
refers to the system by which the members of the family trace their ancestry over generations
Descent
Common Patterns of Tracing Kinship
● Patrilineal
● Matrilineal
● Bilateral
a kind of tracing one’s kinship through men
Patrilineal
a kind of tracing one’s kinship through women
Matrilineal
a kind of tracing one’s descent through both men and women
Bilateral
the start of the family life because it is this point where two people get to know each
other in preparation of a more serious commitment
Courtship & Romantic Love
most of the time is construed by a fairy tale love affair which is characterized by romance and passion
Ideal & Real Marriage
another important stage in a family life and one of the goals of marriage
Child Rearing
when all the children of a couple have grown already and are starting to form their own families, the husband and the wife are again on their own but this time with fewer responsibilities
The family in later in life
the reason family planning has been a major influence in the shaping of the today’s family life
Population
In the family setting where the dominant religion is Catholicism, marriage and the family life are evaluated with what?
dignity and sanctity
a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life
Marriage
Essential Requirements of Marriage
● Legal capacity of the contracting parties who must be a male and a female
● Consent freely given in the presence of the solemnizing officer
Challenges confronting the Filipino family of today that leads to changes
- The composition of a Filipino family is changing
- Emergence of the “not-so-usual” families is evident
- There are other factors that contribute to this changing view of the composition of the Filipino family such as:
○ Concepts of Marriage
○ Divorce
○ Sex Education, etc.
