The FAMILY Flashcards
Marriage & the Family
= VITAL CELL of Society
– Only Social Institution Formally Present in All Civilizations
Ordered to:
1) GOOD of the Spouses
2) PROCREATION and EDUCATION of Children.
GOOD/BENEFIT From the Family
(1) are Born CITIZENS – PARTICIPANTS of the Common Good
- - Transmission of Life
(2) the PERSON is Always at the CENTER of ATTENTION
- - Guarantee of Common Good
- - Know Each Person INDIVIDUALLY
(3) one EXPERIENCES Human SOCIALITY
- - Foundation of Human Fraternity/Sociality
(4) MORAL VALUES are Transmitted & Implanted
- - INTEGRAL Development of Person
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS of the Family
(1) INTERPERSONAL (b/w persons)
(2) INTRAPERSONAL (inside the individual)
(3) ORGANIC (organic hierarchy)
(4) COMMUNION
(5) ASYMMETRY
RIGHTS of the Family
[and DUTIES]
(1) EXISTENCE and Progress
(2) PROCREATION & EDUCATION of Children
(3) Intimacy of Conjugal & Family Life
(4) STABILITY of the INSTITUTION of Marriage
(5) Religion
(6) Raise children According to Values, Traditions, & Religion
(7) Poor & Sick to OBTAIN Physical, Social, Political, & Economic AID
(8) Housing
(9) Association
(10) FORM Associations
(11) Protect Minors
(12) Wholesome Recreation
(13) Worthy Life & Death
(14) EMIGRATE in search of Better Life
[CCC 2211]
Mission of Family
= to Become more & more what it is – a COMMUNITY of Life & Love [FC 17]
Most Intimate and Fundamental Element of the Educative Task of Parents
= LOVE – in which the New Person DISCOVERS THEIR IDENTITY.
Relation of Family with Society?
1) [“What is the Family?”]
2) Philosophy vs. Sociology
- - Society typically Doing and Speaking of SOCIOLOGY
- - Often don’t speak of NATURE/ESSENCE of Family
Social Function of Family
1) HISTORICAL Function
a. Political
b. Economical
c. Educative
2) TYPES of Family
a. Patriarchal
b. Borghese
c. Enlarged/Expanded – Nuclear
Familiar Relations
1) INTER-Personal Dimension
a. COMMUNAL Character
b. JURIDICAL Character
2) INTRA-Personal Dimension
a. IRREDUCIBLE Character
b. SYSTEMATIC Character
Social Function: Family as Protagonist of Social Action
1) POLITICAL –
a. Authorities should give Families RESPECT and PROMOTION needed to Complete Function
b. Laws & Institutions should
2) WORK –
a. Closer Relationship w/ Family can Facilitate more HUMANIST Outlook
= Family operates NOT on Logic of Market, but on Logic of SHARING and SOLIDARITY
3) ECONOMY –
[Laborem exerceis, 10]
Social Sustain of Family
- STATE
- CIVIL INSTITUTIONS
- FAMILY
Definition of EDUCATION
=
Parents are Primary Educators.
QUALITIES / CHARACTERISTICS of Parent’s EDUCATIVE RIGHTS
[Should be ON EXAM]
Rights-Duties of Parents to Educate Children
1) ESSENTIAL – in that it is Naturally United with the Transmission of Life
2) ORIGINAL – since it is Not Derived from an Extrinsic Source.
3) PRIMARY – with Respect to the Educative Task of Others
4) INALIENABLE – in which it cannot be totally delegated to others, nor usurped
5) INSUBSTITUTABLE – shows the Same Experience, W/O a True Love it is Not Possible to have a True Integral Human Education.
Familial Education
[CCC 2223 + 2252]
Education in Virtues, Faith, Prayer, Use of Reason & Freedom,
Provide Good Example
a home and school of love;
[CCC 2224]
the home is the natural environment for education!
[AL, ##]
Characteristics of Familial Education
- FUNDAMENTAL
- - Personalization
- - Socialization - INFORMAL and TOTAL
- - Comprehensive: All Aspects of Person - SOVERIGN
- - - SOCIAL CHARACTER
- - Permits Person to Enter into Society
