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Family Structure and Organization
Introduction to Family
Most basic and important primary group of society.
Fundamental unit of human society.
Family as basic and essential building blocks of societies.
Family has a crucial role in social development.
Bear the primary responsibility for the education and socialization of children as well as instilling values of citizenship and belonging in the society.
Organizational structure of family
A formal organizational structure.
Due to the hierarchy that exists, imposed by natural order and
by the government through law enforcement; for example, parents and offspring, or adults and children under their charge
These structures include:
Nuclear families
Single-parent families
Extended families
Childless families
Stepfamilies
Grandparent families
Characteristics of a Family
Empathy
Love
Respect
Trust
Support
Quality Time
Communication
Guidance
Boundaries
Adaptability
Types of a Family
Authority
Patriarchal
Most common
Male head of the family possesses the powers
Owner and administrator of property, rights, all in the family are subordinates
After marriage wife lives in the home of the husband.
Father/eldest male member is supreme lord of the family property.
Descent through father
Children are known by the name of the father
Children can inherit father’s property but no right over the mother’s family property.
Matriarchal
Woman as head of the family
Males are subordinate
Owner of property and rules over the family
Descent through mother
Marriage relations are transient.
Sometimes husband is only a visitor
Children are brought upon the home of the wife’s relations
Property transferred through mother and only to the female
Marriage
Monogamous
One man married to one woman.
Polygamous
One man marries many women at one time/several occasions.
Polyandrous
One women marries many men and lives with all of them or
with each of them alternately.
Structure
Nuclear/Elementary Family
Consists of husband, wife and their children.
Children leave parental home as soon as they are married.
Autonomous split.
Free from control of elders
Extended/Joint Family
A few number of nuclear families
together.
Usually 3 generations –husband
and wife with married and unmarried children and married
and unmarried grand children.
Controlled by the eldest member
of the family.
Blended or Reconstituted Family
A family consists of children from
previous marriages living together with new families.
Single Parent Family
Divorce, separation, desertion or
death of one partner.
Live separately or individually
Cohabitating Family
Two people live together with mutual consent without
marriage.
Foster Family
Couples who offer to care for children from broken homes
or orphaned.
Needs legal authorization.
Homosexual Family
Gay and lesbian families
Same goals of caring and
commitment as in heterosexual relationships.
Ancestry
Matrilineal
Mother is basis of ancestry.
Mother is believed to be
the ancestor of the family.
Rights of each member of
the family depends on their relation to the mother.
Patrilineal
Father is basis of ancestry
Ancestry continues through
the father.
Prevalent in most societies
Other Types of Family
Residence
Patrilocal
Wife goes to live in the house of the husband after marriage.
Matrilocal
Husband goes to leave in the house of the wife after marriage.
In Group or Out Group
Exogamous
Sanctions members in group to marry with an out group.
Endogamous
Sanctions of marriage only among members of the in group.
Blood Relationships
Conjugal Family
Spouses, their off springs and relatives through marriage –
consanguineous family.
Consists of blood relatives together with their mates and
children.
Definition of Family
Two or more individuals sharing a residence, possess a
common emotional bond, engaged in interrelated social positions, roles and tasks, share a sense of affection and
belonging.
A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage,
or adoption; and residing together in a household.
A family is a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together; all such related persons are considered as members of one family.
Functions of a Family
Recreational
Group activities arranged to provide entertainment
Holidays, birthdays , religious functions
Enjoy life and activities which are satisfying and meaningful
Educational
Agent of education
Basic learning begins with family
Protection
Care of children
Weak and helpless
Socialization
Transmits beliefs, values, attitudes, coping mechanism
Acquire characteristics from family
Provides feedback
Conveyor of traditions
Mother tongue
Guides problem solving
Societal controls
Norms of the culture -obey elders, sympathy for young and old
Relationship –legitimate marriage & children
Accumulation and transmission of social heritage (customs, values) intact and pass on to next generations
Economic
Division of labor
Man, women, children
Arrangement for financial income
Organization and care of property
Monetary needs of society
Affective and Coping
Keeps family united and bonded
Provide emotional comfort to family members
Affection, sympathy, love and psychological security
Provide companionship
Sympathetic relationships and encouragement for lasting relationships
Changes in Families - Recent
Decline of mores and religious beliefs
Economic independence and emancipation of women
Decline in birth rate
Parent youth conflict
Children dominate the family with their wishes determine decisions -career