FUNCTIONS OF THE FAMILY
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â–º PROVISION OF HOME TO THE MEMBERS
• Families provide home.
• The members of the family live together.
• The family and home have no substitute.
• The home provides emotional and psychological support.
â–º SOCIALIZATION
• The family plays an important role in socialization.
• Living in a family, a baby learns norms, values, morals and ideals of society.
• They learn how to socialize from the family.
• Through socialization, they become social beings.
â–º HEALTH-RELATED FUNCTIONS
• They are concerned about one another’s health.
• They look after each member’s health;
- They take care of old and sick members.
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The family provides nutritive food to its members.
WHY IS FAMILY CRUCIAL TO SOCIETY?
1. MORE HAPPINESS AND SATISFACTION
• People who are in a healthy family will find satisfaction or look for a new way to spend their own time together happily.
• Families always bond together; planning vacations or going to group events.
2. FAMILY OFFERS SUPPORT FOR THE MEMBERS
• Healthy families offer nearly every kind of support to each family member.
• They support financially, socially, emotionally and practically.
• Family is important as foundation for stability.
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TYPES OF FAMILIES:
CHILDLESS FAMILY
• Couples who either cannot have children or choose not to have children.
• Sometimes called “Forgotten Family” because it does not meet the traditional standards.
• May take other responsibilities like pet ownership.
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EXTENDED FAMILY
• Consists of two or more adults who are related—either by blood or by marriage—who are living in the same home.
• This family includes many relatives.
• This family is increasingly prevalent all over the world.
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STEP FAMILY
• Over half of marriages end in divorce, and many of these individuals choose to get remarried.
• This creates this family, which involves members of two or more previous families.
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NUCLEAR FAMILY
• Called the traditional type of family structure.
• Consists of two parents and children.
THE FAMILY TODAY:
DECLINING OR CHANGING?
