THE FAMILY Flashcards
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The basic social institution
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FAMILY
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the primary group in society
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FAMILY
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A social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation and reproduction.
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FAMILY
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- 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.
- 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.
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Characteristics of a Family
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It includes both sexes, at least two of who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and one or two children. (Mudock,1949).
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FAMILY
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- Primary or elementary family
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Nuclear
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- Composed of the father, mother and children
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Nuclear
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- Two or more nuclear families related to each other economically or socially
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Extended
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- Extension through unmarried children and the married children with their families live with the parents.
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Extended
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- Extension through polygamous marriage.
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Extended
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- 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.
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Single Parent
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- Living alone, usually with a career, who may or may not desire to marry
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Single Adult
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- Children in orphanages, residential schools and correctional institutions
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Institutional Family
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- Husband and wife live together without any child, one or both maybe gainfully employed
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Dyadic Nuclear Family
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- A homosexual couple, male or female lives together with or without adopted children
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Homosexual Family
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- Remarried men and women living in a common household with children from both previous marriages and from the current marriage
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Reconstituted Nuclear Family
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- Old, unmarried couple living together usually because of companionship or financial reasons
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Cohabiting
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- Husband and wife at home or either are gainfully employed and children have been “launched” into career or marriage
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Middle-aged or Aging Couple
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- Requires the newly-wed couple to live with the family of the bridegroom or near the residence of the parents of the bridegroom.
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Patrilocal
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- Requires the newly-wed couple to live with or near the residence of the bride’s parents.
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Matrilocal
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- 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.
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Bilocal
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- Permits the couple to reside independently of their parents. They can decide on their own as far as their residence is concern.
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Neolocal