LESSON PLAN

ON
FAMILY
Name of the teacher : Mrs. Sarla Singh
Subject : Sociology
Unit : 6, Family and Marriage
Topic : Family
Date : 13.01.2018
Time : 2 pm- 3 pm
Duration of the teaching : 60 mins
Venue : B.Sc. Nursing 2rd Year class room
Group : 2nd year B. Sc. Nursing students
No. of students : 35
Medium of teaching : English
Previous knowledge : Students have basic knowledge regarding family
Method of teaching : Lecture cum discussion
Instructional media : LCD, White Board.
OBJECTIVES :-

 GENERAL OBJECTIVES
By the end of the teaching, the students will be able to acquire knowledge and skill regarding Family.

 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

By the end of the teaching the students will be able to:

 review the meaning of family

 define family
 understand about the characteristics of family.
 explain in detail about the types of family.
 explain about the function of family.
 know about the important of family.
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INTRODUCTION :-
2 mins To review the The word family has been derived from Latin Explaining Listening LCD
meaning of family word ‘famulus’ means servant. In roman the word is
denoted by a group of members connected by a
common descent or marriage.
Family is a small social group. Which is a group
of people organised on the basis of natural love and
affection. It is the fundamental social unit formed in
the society, which provides the safety, security,
rearing of children and for fulfillment of certain
human needs.
Family is considered as an association of
husband and wife with or without children.

DEFINITION :-
4 mins To define family. 1. According to Eliott and Mernill Explaining Listening Define
LCD
“Family is a biological social unit composed of Family?
husband, wife and children.”
2. According to The American Bureau of the
census as
“A group of two or more persons related by blood,
marriage or adoption and residing together; all such
members are considered as members of one family.”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A FAMILY :-

12 mins Students will be 1. Mating relation between man and woman :- Explaining Listening White board What is the
able to understand Family is formed when the mating relationship characteristic
about between man and woman occur. This of family?
characteristics of relationship can be for a shorter period or for
family longer or life long period. Mating relationship
occur to meet the sexual desire of man and
woman.
2. Satisfy economic needs :- The family members
earn money to meet the economic needs of
family. The head of the family takes the
responsibility to meet the requirements of
family members.
3. A common place for living :- All the family
members live in home which is a common place
for living of family members. Some of the tasks
such as child bearing and child rearing can not
be performed without having a common
dwelling.
4. A form of marriage :- Society does not permit
to establish the mating relationship without
marriage. So marriage is the ritual which is
performed in order to establish family.
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5. Known by name :- There is a system of

reckoning descent which may be through either
male or female line and every family is known
by a name that is in family.

6. Rearing & caring of child :- The family

members that is father, mother, grandmother,
rear and care the children. They take all the
stress & tension for caring the children.
7. Protection :- Family provide protective services
to its members by which they feel secure in
home.
8. Satisfaction of sexual needs :- The satisfaction
of sex instinct makes for normal personality. If
the sex instincts are suppressed, then it produces
personality maladjustments & disrupts social
relations. Satisfaction of sex instinct brings the
desire for lifelong partnership among man and
woman.

TYPES OF FAMILY :-
17 mins To explain in Explaining Listening LCD Describe the
1) ON THE BASIS OF MARRIAGE :-
detail about types types of
Family has been classified into three major
of family. family?
types –
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a) Polyandrous family :- This is a type of

family formed where one woman marries
many men and lives with all of them or with
each other of them alternatively.

marries
One woman Many men
b) Polygamous family :- The family formed
where one man marries many woman at one
time.
Eg:- In ancient times king’s marry women
at one time.
marries
One man Many women
c) Monogamous family :- This type of family is
prevailing all over world. In this one man
marry one woman.
marries
One man One woman

2) ON THE BASIS OF NATURE OF RESIDENCE

:-

Family can be classified in to two main forms

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a) Family of matrilocal residence :- In this

type of family, husband goes to live in house
of his wife.
Lives in of
Husband House His wife
b) Family of patrilocal residence:-This
system of family is seen in many parts of
India. In such type of family, wife goes
and lives in the house of her husband.
Lives in of
Wife House Her husband

3) ON THE BASIS OF ANCESTOR OR DESCENT

:-
Family can be classified in to two main forms –
a) Matrilineal family :- In this type of family,
ancestry continues through mother. Mother is
believed to be the ancestor of family. The
rights of each member depend on the relation
to mother.
b) Patrilineal family :- This type of family is
prevailing in most part of India. In this type,
ancestry continues through the father.
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4) ON THE BASIS OF NATURE RELATIONS

AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS :-
Family can be classified into two main types –
a) Conjugal family :- The conjugal family
which consists of adult members, among
whom exists sexual relationships.
b) Consanguineous family :- This type of
family which consists of members among
whom there exists blood relationship. Eg.
Brother & sister, Father & son etc.

5) ON THE BASIS OF SIZE AND STRUCTURE :-

Family can be classified into three main types –
a) Nuclear family :- A Nuclear family consists of
mother, father & their biological or adaptive
descendant often called traditional family.

Characteristics of Nuclear family :-

 Stable environment :- Children that grow
up in a single parent household have higher
chances of stability.
 Behavioral stability :- Children get a sense
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of what is acceptable & unacceptable, as for

as behavior is concerned, especially when
both parents look after the naturing of
children.
 A sense of consistency :-The children
grown up in nuclear family have a sense of
consistency. This enables them to feel as a
wider whole during get together of any
family function.
 Learning skills :- Children in nuclear
family usually get for more extensive
training in life skills. The mother teaches
the children about relationship skills &
father about handiwork skills, sports skill as
well as how to deal with outside world.
 Sharing responsibility :- Children in
nuclear family learn the sharing
responsibility and roles are performed by
expectation rather than formal instructions.
 Physical & emotional support :- Nuclear
families have more physical and emotional
resources with which they can reinforce the
whole through observing their parents, they
learn how to help in building of family.
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b) Joint family :- Joint family in India has been

defined as a group of people belonging to three
or more generations who live under the same
roof, eat food cooked from the same hearth and
participate in common activities. These people,
depending upon the nature of kinship system
have common rights in the property to share
residence & kitchen for members of a joint
family.
Characteristics of joint family :-
 Authoritarian structure :- The power to
take decisions regarding matters related to
family & individual lie in the hands of head
of family.
 Family as an organization :- It implies the
interest of the family as a whole is more
important than individual’s interest. One has
to sacrifice one’s personal wishes, like &
dislike, which go against family norms or
rules or traditions.
 Status of member of family is determined
by their age & relationship :- The status of
a person higher in age is higher in joint
family than person age, similarly person is
respected more because of the higher status in
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terms of martial or blood ties.

Eg. A husband, an uncle, an aunt & in laws
are respected because of hither status in
relationship.
 Blood relationship :- Blood relationship gets
preferences over marital relationship. It
implies that husband–wife relationship is
subordinate to father- son or brother-brother
relationship.
 An ideal of joint responsibility :- Everyone
shares the problems of other members of
family & tries to help in whatever manner
can.
 Equal attention to all members :- The
family income is pooled together and needs of
the individual members are met according to
their needs and not according to their
contribution. The joint family system is useful
for agricultural and business based families
because both activities require manpower &
pooling of economic resources such as land &
money.
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c) Extended family :- An extended family is

formed when two or more adults from different
generations of a family, share a household. It
consists of more than parents and children. It
may be a family that includes parents, children,
cousins, aunts, uncle, grandparents & foster
children etc.
The extended family may live together due to
many reasons such as –
 Help raise children
 Support for an ill relative.
 Help with financial problem.
Extended family consist of -
 Grand parents
 Parents
 Children

FUNCTION OF A FAMILY :-
13 mins To explain about Explaining Listening LCD What are the
There many functions of a family are :-
the function of functions of
1) Regulation on mating relationship :- Family
family. a family?
keeps a check on mating relationship through
the institution of marriage. So one of the
function of family is to regulate the mating
relationship of men and women.
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2) Rearing & caring of child :- The family

members that is father, mother, grandmother
rear and care the children. They take all the
stress & tensions for caring the children.
3) Protection :- Family provides protective
services to its members by which they feel
secure in home.

4) Satisfactions of sexual needs :- The

satisfaction of sex instinct makes for normal
personality. If the sex instincts are suppressed,
then it produces personality maladjustments &
disrupts social relations. Satisfaction of sex
instinct brings the desire for lifelong
partnership among male & female.
5) Affection :- The family satisfy the need of
affection of its members. Man’s fatigue is
relieved off when he returns back to his home
after hard toil of the day in midst of his wife &
children.
6) Biological functions :-
- Reproduction
- Procuring of food, housing, and clothing.
7) Psychological function :- The individual
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receive affection, sympathy, love and

psychological security in the family.
8) Educational function :- Home is the first
institution of the child and mother is the first
teacher, who gives primary care. Child
receives the earliest knowledge and experience
in the family.
9) Recreational function :- The family
provides entertainment for its members. The
love between couple, elders and children
serves to create an atmosphere in which every
one of us will find an object, which can
develop positive interest in the child.
10) Religious function :- The family has to
provide some religious instructions to child to
develop thoughts, kind-heartedness and
fulfilling fellow feelings.
11) Maintains status :- Social, cultural values
are to be developed to train the child. Family
is a miniature community. The child learns
honesty, truthfulness, traditions, cultural
pattern and role model activities.
12) Cultural function :- Family keeps the culture
of the society alive. It moulds its members
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according to the social culture.

13) Social function :- To establish status. It is a
socializing agency maintains social control.
Accumulation and transmission of social
heritage and social contact with all the
members is established.
- Satisfaction of sexual stable relationships.
- Production and rearing of children.
- Provision of home.

6 mins The students will IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY :- Explaining Listening White board What is the
be able to 1) Meeting physical and other basic needs- importance
understand about - Provide food, clothing and shelter. of family?
the importance of - Adults ensure children get medical and
family. dental checkups.
- Teaches children how to live safety in the
environment.
2) Meeting mental or emotional needs-
- Emotional support.
- Unconditional love.
- Contributes to be development of a
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- positive concept.
3) Meeting social needs-
- Children learn how to communicate with
other from their family.
- Instill a value system in children.
- Teaching children to accept differences in
others.
4) Developing a value system-
- Leaned from family.
- Helps you to make responsible decisions.
- Determines your character.
5) Sharing culture and tradition-
- Enriches family members.
- Develops a sense of pride.
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2mts SUMMARY :-

Family is considered as the nucleus of all other social

groups. It is one of the permanent institution. Within
family, customs and legal rules are followed to have
smooth and satisfactory functioning of family
members.

3mts RECAPITULATION :-

1. Define family? And also write about

characteristics of family?
2. What is the importance of family?
3. How many types of family?
4. Explain about functions of family?

1mt ASSIGNMENT :-
Write about joint & nuclear family?
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3) TK Indrani. Sociology.1st ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd;1998. P.80-83.