Family Types
What is a family?
A family is a group of people living together related by blood, marriage or adoption.
Give 2 reasons why a family is important to you.
Biological Functions:
•Satisfaction of sexual desires
• Reproduction – to make younger children.
• Nurture of children
2. Socialization/ Cultural: To teach children the acceptable behaviors of society and traditions and customs. For example: tell a child to say good morning or how to dress.
3. Economic: to bring money into the home for the provision of the family’s basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing etc.
4. Emotional and Psychological: to provide a home where there is love, affection and security. For example: having conservation with children. Families are there to protect each other and to support one another.
The ___________ is traditionally known as the ‘Head of the Family’
Father
Define a term conflict.
Triple points
A serious disagreement between 2 or more people
List 2 traditional roles of the woman in the family.
Varying answer
A Family that consists of a mother, father and one or more children
Nuclear
Why is socialization important in a family?
To teach children the acceptable behaviors of society and traditions and customs. For example: tell a child to say good morning or how to dress
Which family member is responsible for passing on traditions to the younger children?
Grandparents
True or False.
All families have conflicts
True.
One benefit of a family game night
- learn to work together, spend time together, etc
This famil is formed when two people marry and at least one already has children
Blended Family
Who is a breadwinner?
A person who earns money to support their family, typically the sole one
What does it mean to be the Head of the Family?
Makes final decision.
•To work and provide the basic economic needs of the family
•To love family members
•Provide security
What is a generational gap?
the differences in thoughts and worldviews held by different generations
Extended Family consist of
A. Grandparents alone
B. Cousins
C. Older siblings
D. Several generations of relatives
D. Several generations of relatives
This stage of the family life cycle consists of the couple setting up a home and setting goals
Beginning Stage
What is a role?
Triple points
A role is a pattern of behavior that goes with a certain position. It includes the rights, duties and responsibilities that belong to a certain position.
List 3 causes of conflicts within a family.
Generational Gap: the differences in thoughts and worldviews held by different generations.
Lack of Finance: families tend to be in problems that commonly revolve around money.
Problems with authority: when one person feels that their position is being disrespected.
Role Conflict: Role conflict occurs when inconsistent types of behavior are required in carrying out a particular role
Which one of the following is NOT a cause for the changing roles of women in the family?
A. status of women
B. technology
C. employment opportunity
D. traditions
D. traditions
What is a common law relationship?
Team must choose a member!!
Point Values Double !!!!
A common law relationship is where male and female are living together and they are not married.
During this family life cycle stage, new members are added- having children. Time, attention, and money are required to care for children.
Parenting Stage
List three roles of the Child in the family.
1. Assist parents with the household chores involved in running the home
2. Respect themselves and their parents
3. Pursuing studies diligently
4. Practice thrift
List three ways in which a family can resolve issues.
Steps to solving conflicts:
Acknowledge the situation (Listen to the two sides of the story)
Commit to find solutions
Expressing oneself clearly and calmly
Listening to and understand each other
Acknowledgement and forgiveness
Working together to find ideas to prevent the problem from happening again.
Strategies:
Sorting it out before the family goes to sleep
Call a family meeting.
Writing a letter or note.
Doing something special as a family.
Describe how the status of women have contributed to the change of their role in the family.
Status of women: equal right to work and pay.
True or False.
Shazell lives with her mother and father. This is a single parent family ___________
False.
Describe how educational support is important to a family.
Educational support is where a family assists its members academically. This might include buying books, offering encouragement etc. This is important to a family because it ensures that a person's academic ability is taken care of so that they can be well rounded and intelligent members of society. The more educated people we have, the more productive our workforce would be.
What does it mean to be a caretaker?
•Primary role of caring for children and Showing love and affection
Describe how technology has contributed to the change of role in the family.
Technoloy: gives more time to learn other skills and talents to earn their own money.
Define a sibling household.
Triple points
A situation where both parents are absent from home. Older brothers/ sisters take care of the younger ones in the home
Describe why economic unit is important to a family.
To bring money into the home for the provision of the family’s basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing etc.
Describe how employment has contributed to the changing role of women in the family.
Employment makes woman more independent and they no longer have to depend on the woman for money anymore.
Choose several members of your team and present to the class an extended family. 30 seconds
Extended family: consists of members that extend beyond a mother, father and their children. In one form of extended family, several generations may live together under the same roof or in a family compound.
Why is emotional support important to a family?
To provide a home where there is love, affection and security. For example: having conservation with children. Families are there to protect each other and to support one another.
Describe how a conflict might be between siblings
Generational Gap: the differences in thoughts and worldviews held by different generations.
Lack of Finance: families tend to be in problems that commonly revolve around money.
Problems with authority: when one person feels that their position is being disrespected.
Role Conflict: Role conflict occurs when inconsistent types of behaviour are required in carrying out a particular role
Describe how education has contributed to the change of role in the family.
All individuals have access to universities and schools where they can learn the same education as men so that they can also go out in the world of work and earn their own money and keep their own family.
Share one importance of the family
-meet basic needs
-emotional support
- teach moral values
Explain 2 ways in which unemployment can affect a family.
Poverty
Stress
Destroy Relationships.
Crime
Alternative lifestyle
Reduce standard of living
Describe how economic strain has contributed to the change of role in the family.
Due to the rise and prices and also stress on the country's economy. This has forced women to join the world of work so that they can also earn money to meet the family's needs as well.