consisting of two or more people related by blood, marriage or adoption. They share emotions and responsibilities, eat from the same food supply, they interrelate with one another and share the same culture.
100
Single-parent Family
What is a mother or father and children living together?
100
Socialization
The development of infants skills, morals and values by persons or institutions.
200
Nuclear Family
What is a mother, father and their young children living together called?
200
Blended Family
Two previously married couple and the children of their former marriages.
200
Transmitting culture
The ability of passing on beliefs, customs, social and artistic heritage form parents and older members in the household to the younger generation.
300
Extended Family
Consisting of two or more nuclear families joined together by parent-child relationships.
300
Providing Security
This refers to the protection of family members.
300
Preventing incest
The families ability to help younger members to identify their blood relatives,so sexual caution is maintain with them.
400
Sibling Family
Children living together, where the eldest is usually the most responsible person and he/she work and provide for the younger children.
400
Procreation
The ability to increase the family size, either by bearing children or by adopting them. this ensure the continuation of the species.
400
Conferring status
Identifying the role or financial level in a society.
500
Foster Family
Persons who are not the birth parents of a child that provides a safe place for children to be cared for.
500
Providing basic needs
The ability of parents to to ensure that their families are cared for.
500
Ascribed Status
What is the status that is given to you from birth or adoption?