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    Pe er atenolol nner mnnoonson nove eae —e sonatis TI. BASIC FUNCTIONS OF FAMILIES i any different functions can be described tothe fasily, depending on how it is viewed. In. this Perey, atic takes the view thik the east grosinent feature in all Lids of fanilies is th interrelationshipa between fanily menters, the fanily’s functions are identified as follove: (2) Establishaent of esotional, social and econoaie bonds betacen spouses; (i) Procreation and sexual relations between spouses; (c]_. , Biving nate ad status, especially to the children; (4) Uaste\eare of the children and, in sany cultures, of the elderly and relatives vith disabil ties) “A]E, fectalization and education of the children and even of the parents: Exotlonal, care and recreation of the fanily senbers; ge of Goods and. Services, .__Thetfuictlonsare™ Listed here In no order of priority, because it varies greatly tron one ealture to «(oilers da Mestern.uclear‘fanilies, for stance; the affective functions, interaction btveenforly grsiandautual-love are asually eapasiied: The extended fanily is *,,.tasedon the principle of resect \i id Loyal ty’ for ‘canganguineaus’bands) Marriage is subject to such bonds and not the other vay around, The "Xs nothing higher than tats etept Sod the raters (014, Heat everybody and’ each of the aenbers is governed by their couaiteent with those of the sexe bicod, Tore ) Vf the priority. aésigned to particular functions varies aver the life-cycle of a faeily, according to the Stage or turning point it has reached, such as courtship, aarriage or cohabitation, the birth of the first child) the departure of the list child froa the parental hone the end of the econonic activity ef the aeing partners, possible divorce and the death of fanily seabers, {cals of gs eae Sees The firsts step in forsing a fesily is often aarked by the comiteent of two adults to join their Depending onthe part of the world, this can be done by traditional rituals, by legally fornalized rgd or by cohabitation, relationships between spouses, as vell as ,autual esotions, fore the basis for ly Life. The sain tesponsibility for éstablishing these functions is vested, of course, with tne taniiies theaselves, since the relationships are ta a great ettent psychosocial. py In addition to eectional bonds, aarriage establishes social tonds betneen relatives af the partiers <7" f° u Legal and inforeal econenic bonds say energe as nell, and sarriages have been used throughout histor te * eStablish and reinforce wealth and gover, 2 L The laus and sores concerning earraige and givarce, spousal relations and the aconotic rights and “A responsibilities of faally aeabers are of a aajor concern to the society. In tomon-law aarraiges, PHB absence AF such rules. cay pose a problen, espetailly vhen the relationship is dissolved, Geet Comey Ta. date, only, 22 countries, aost of then in the industrialized worls, have granted equal rights to both sexes in aatters of narriage, divorce and “faaily property [4]. In other wards, inequality between the sexes is still institutionalized in’ he world. . 7 / paadj mamae —coupttctuty ty Bikey wnduttinere Fede fond py fer Band bory § 720. Most countries have avs establishing sininn legal age for areiage tg protect chien fron the froblees of early aatrisony. Hovever, there are still countries share the legal age af narriaye for ‘enales is a5 low as 13 or Lf), or where the siniaua Legal ages are nat alvays enforced, There are aillions of child brides each year all over the warld [4). Pol. cnthood fret Hl cts tn sou cltual traditions, partners are loan by he fully. This dees not constitute «groban 112 1 the aarriage is celebrated with Ehe free and full consent af tHE Tuture-spouses,, but such is not always the x* case... Atteapts by parents :to arrange or induce the sarriage of their children, in order to contique the tracition of alliances with suitable fanilies, are now frequently rejected because they infringe upon the personal freedoe of the individual, On the other hand, in aoder'societies, where no help. or sarvice is available “for-aate “selection, youth aight benefit fran sose guidance in selecting their spouses. Inforaal training, progranaes in fanily life education are being offered by sone schools, churches and social agencies {in sone: countries, Warrlage and its equivalents give the tho partners their first roles in the new fasily: that of Spouses, Qver.the years, tothe partners. used to aake constant efforts to develop a ware, well-functioning spousal relationship, regardless af the nay in which it was established, 2 At tines of aarital dissatisfaction, people are generlly willing to turn to advisors or aedaitors tor help in eaking:sdecisions: that are in the best interests of thelr children and thenselves, If the relationship yl). between the spcuses has becose a burden for one or.toth parties, in aost countries divorce or separation are 4 ye’ ——Fecognized—alternative in sost countries. Divorce alaost lavayS\places an esotional strain on the tasily YY Sone experts have suggested there should be counter-ritual to thet of a wedding to effectively dissolve tne / spousal relationship, OT let He ns sey, oe Hess } H lah fe be Mh 9 Marriage and, in sous parts of the world cohabitation are the ways to cially legitinate serual /relatonships. “In areus_nbere the use of contraceptives is accepted, seivality is seen 2s. istinct Iron "procreation, "Sti1T, 18 has Ute biological basis and serves a vital. function as a connecting Link setween the spouses. Seiusl regulators such as incest taboos, courtship rituals and religious and civil earriage lens are fn fact social eechanisas for the control of setualbehavicur, and huaan history is eich with a variety of freraises for ctrlling 3 8) fone Pentel Wry ieptte groulty fol Welofy bee ah Bopalation cenéval is crucial to the survival of any society. In sany parts of the Golde, progranses hive, been foraulated, and astaBIisted to enable fatilies to. exercise the right to freely and responsitly Aetaraine the ruaber and spacing of their children, Access to fantly planning inforaztion and pragrannes is vital to the health of fanilies, tn addition, infornation on rapreduction is needed for youth to arvent anintended teenage pregnancies, Technological’ progress in saternal health care hes been able to drasatically increase the survival rates.ot babies and their eothers, Health workers and aaternal health clinis have been sajor contributors to this"increasey. Research has shown that the health of bath wouen and children can be significantly ingroved by spacing births at least to years apart, avoiding pregnancies before the age of 18.and liniting the total ruber of pregnancies to four (10), There are any ways to proaate prenatal, aaternal and infant heabth care, One of these is to encourage regular contacts with health workers or attendagce at aaternal health clinics, where available, For svanple, any countries have granted financial support or greater benefits for a born baby if the eather regularly attended a eaternal health progranne. o) oyetowathare is:a” seyere.protlea of discriaination in sore countries where boys are sore valued than girls. This is often reflected! in infant sartality rates, which are cansistently higher for girls than for tory a sone parts of the world, Pregnancy 4§-.an appropriate tine ta support a whole faeily. Parenthood is anew phase in the life tele af the fasily. and requires new foras of behavior. It ix essential to see to it that the adults are asic to perfora their dual rolesrin the fanly, as spouses and as parents. These roles differ, eraially: and ig der to. présatp.thesbasic: relationship between’. the. spouses, they should be Kept separate, Besides being a rf oo Ae Oe Half, andthe canis batho hshad anda father. In celation fo tir seth ie children)éthe pater heir-adult caregiver roles adn not burden young children as caregivers tor the F- parents; ai. s0ae Parent tcilnna tor tae provides slits an interattion to. inexperienced sthers ond fathers. + Through counselling progress or taily rescurce centers, vital infraation concerning prgnany, delivery whup" Caresat.the,child and the role of parents can bel disseninated. In particular, culturally sensitive pragrauses for ‘responsible fatherhood aretindenand all. over. the world. In societies abere fathers assist the child. ip q'underga.parental;training, they usually develop close and vare relationships with their children, Studies shor.tatallsthose present at the birth of a child are are bonded to that ehild. Wien the acter, fi i i lent herrat tal tgrandparents-and_siblings) are bonded to a child, it is less iikely. that: the chifd willbe abused by the fanily aenbers, 7 In addition, ‘the birth of a child entails econonic burdens far a family and creates day-care probleas for working parents, farticularly in auclearanite. Since fanilies are. thy institutions toling ee at the reproduction, in nuaerous countries their contribution is often acknowledged in the fora of subsidies for care of _chilérens In eany. industrialized countries, a pregnant noran has the right to aaternal Teave wre — eeipnsation ane the right to return to her job after the leave. In sone countries parental leave is also s“yailable to the father. In-ather countries, parents aay also be eligible to receive 4 tax deduction snd « child allowance until: the child is self-supporting, : ial re iho I nele an Giving Nane and Stats to Fuplly aenbers According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (general Asseably Resolution & 23, annex) WIHOT every child has the “right fron birth tg-a-tave. and to acquire a nationality. —Indeed,children born ta aarried 7 usually autositically assunethe nane the fanily and enjey-fartaia Legal saitleasnties. 9, ty cee inherit property. ‘Unfortunately, & entitlesefts are not universally available to fatilies. For children torn to unyed parents and for orphéns and abandoned or adopted children, naee and status often becore a special concern, Children torn to unwed parents should have the sage rights as otter children, ane adaption laws should give adopted children rights equal to those of biological children. In aany countries, all children have leagl rights to financial support fron their biological father, even if they are born cut of wedlock or fron an unaarried cohabitants, these rights are usvally equal for Girls and boys and include being’ eligible for interitance fron the father, {f the chilé is. bore out a0 wedlock, the father say. have ta’ pay an allowance for soseone to care for the child, In the absence of financial support fréa the father, the State a2y provide for the the care of the child. ‘In 2 case where. the father is an unknown or is contesting the child's paternity, a legal officer is usually appointed to exasine the aatter and establish (or aat) paternity by 4 court decision, The joint custadial-care of children after separation or divorce is gossible in siny countries: arrangenent gives bath parents the right to tale part'in decisjans concerning. the care of children, sd ~ fin viens fem y ; fen pnd Hig) asic Care of Children and Relatives | jers is a crucial function of the family, In : Nesting the Basie needf'of children and other fasily Lou tenn socretieg, “Whe care of disabled or aged relatives is lett to fasilies, Mithout the support aravided by Jee ote faaily, any 3ttty md aTderly persons would not be cared Yar. Even in advanced social galicy Bob PO stanton, tary aecars aay be actively Ivaved ie guining sens fe ercdng ree Caring for‘children renains the aost generally recognized basic responsibility of fanilies, bscause the “husan infant needs a great deel of care in order te survives Husan developrent requires, seotiona! involveaent and-tnteraction with the child as vell as physical care. Parenting is inporcent oven cftec tee preschool age) during! childhood, adolescence and beyond. Mithaut adequate training and. support, thie responsibility 8) particularly those who are separiteo troa The” fee’ cctiietasrsensat-artenied fatty “or Lin, Sout Uk ctten Gee, Physically abandoned each year by “ie fo thale_failies, nny of then cofeaed to spend. thie Lies onthe strste meses anaes £4 Yee" by wd au. ne Insaany cultures, the old. traditions of child care are ao longer practiced, Norsaver, oning to the han tsence of, anjevtended fanily structure, the older relatives are aot able to. transfer their Inowledge or offer sul), © supportsto,the- younger generations. Parental education is therefore aost urgently. needed when cisléren are feo, stall and hen they, ate teen-agers, since the end of childhood is often difficult for bath children sndparents Inthe; teen-age Years,’ conflicts with parents” are alaost inevitable, indeed, they area part of the J soclalizatien proces. These conflicts, is-handed properly can “help the thild to deeiog his ae age Ce values, and _teliefs. Unfortunately, because aany parents Lack the skills or the understanding to properly | > Randlasthesesconflictsy.aanyateensagers.end.up ceiecting their parents as consultants and. turn to peers or “> ather| adil ts outside’ the fanllysfor support and guidance, “As the eaployeent of doth parents and thé auaber of single-parent fanilies are increasing, day care : fot the. young childrens acquired a special iaportance. Mon-parental care for young. children ie nothing ue a # ql 4 OME ney, howarer. “In aost! societies there have Alnays been foras of day care for. children, by. grandeotherss iia], Siblingsy:other celakives,etcsyto.provide the parents with tine vith survival and production taste, thet se pelea it however isthe dead for_secus, optralled and prafessionl_daycare arangenents, While “arent? we enerally like public-day-cace systens, einy wail fe-work arrangesents that would allow thea. to Che sore involve; their childrep. ~Wirseries and Kindergartens aay also be needed for children in the

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