LESSON PLAN

SUBJECT : Sociology
UNIT :5
TOPIC : family and marriage
GROUP : B.Sc. Nursing 1st Year student
PLACE : Class Room and Demonstration Room
DATE & TIME : 60 Minutes
TEACHING METHOD : Lecture cum Discussion
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STUDENTS PRE REQUISTES: Students can explain the family and
marriage.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the class students will be
able to understand about the family and the marriage in india.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the class the students will
be able to:-
1. Define family – characterstic, basic need, types and
function of family.
2. Marriage – forms of marriage , social custom relating to
marriage .
3. Dicuss legislation on Indian marriage and family
4. Understand Influence of marriage and family on health
and health practices
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 ppt What is
1. 05min Discuss Family family ?
about A group of one or
Family- more parents and Lecture
charactersti their children living
c , basic together as a unit.
need, types
and Characterstic-
2. 10min
functions of
family 1- A mating
relationship
2- A form of
marriage
3- Some rules of
mate selection
4- An economic
provision
5- A common
habitation
6- A system of
nomenculture
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Polygynous family-
A family consisting of
one husband , and
more than one wife,
Lecture
and all the children
born to all the wives
or adopted by each of
them.
Polyandrous family-
A family made up of
one wife and more
than one husband,
and the children,
either born or
adopted with each of
them
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Based on residence-
Matrilocal residence :
when a couple stays in
the wife’s house, the Lectur
family is known as e
matrilocal residence.
Patrilocal residence:
When a family stays
in the house of
husband , the family is
known as family of
patrilocal residencde.

Changing residence:
When a family stays in
the husbands house
for some time , and
moves to wifes house,
stays there for a
period of time,and
then move back to
husbands parents, or
starts living in another
place. Thats called
changing resdidence.
 Based on descent :
Matrilineal family-
When descent is
traced through the
female line, or
through the mothers
side,
Thats called
matrilineal family. .

Patrilineal family-
A family in which the
authority is carried down
the male line,
And descent is traced
through the male line or
fathers side, is called a
patrilineal family

Based on authority
Matriarchal family-
In these families, a women
is the head of the family,
and authority is vested in
her.
 Patriarchal family-
The head of the family is
male, and authority is
vested with him.
Based on size
Nuclear family-
A nuclear family is a small
Forms of group consisting of a
marriage husband, a wife and a
children.
Joint family-
Its consisting of three
generation, living together
under the same roof ,
sharing same kitchen and
economic expenses.

Function of family-
1. Stable satisfaction of
sexual needs
 2. Procreation and
rearing of children
3. Provision of home
Social Marriage:
custom
relating to It is a contract for the
marriage production and
maintenance of children.
MALINOWSKI

Various Forms of marriage

are-
Monogamy-

It is a form of a marriage
wherein the man remain in
marriage with a single
women at a time. He or
she remarries another
person in the event of a
divorce or death of the
partner.

POLYGAMY-
It is defined as a marriage
between one person and
 two or more spouses
Importance simultaneously.this forms
of marriage of marriage is permitted in
some religions and tribes.

Other forms of marriages

. endogamous
. exogamous
. inter-caste college
.child marriage

Marriage is both a social as well

as religious event in India.
Different communities have their
own traditions and customs of
solemnizing a marriage. The
common aspect about all
marriages is prayer, vows to be
together in the thick and thin of
life, feast and get together of
friends and relatives including
music and dance! Well,
marriage is a union of two
families and not just two
individuals. Marriage functions
aid in bringing relatives of bride
and bridegroom together and
enjoy moments of fun and frolic
while also getting to know each
other.
 Earlier, Families used to take a
month off for any wedding in the
family. They used to sit and chat
together and even cook meals.
However, people have become
more practical these days. The
main events such as catering,
decoration, music and dance
functions are generally
outsourced and all customary
functions are over within a
couple of days! Well, nowadays
people have also realized the
futility of spending too much
money on functions during
marriage and saving money has
become a priority.

Indian Wedding Ceremonies are

Legislation known for unique characteristics
inon Indian from colorful attire to customs
marriage and traditions. Traditional
wedding dress in India haven't
and family changed much over the years.
Some of the more common
styles include: the sari, ghaghra
choli and salwar kameez. Let us
know more about diverse
marriage traditions prevalent in
India among various religious
communities.
Influence of
marriage
and family 1. Beginning
on health
and health
“Marriage is more
practices
than a physical
union; it is also a
spiritual and
emotional union.”
Marriage is the beginning—
the beginning of the family—
and is a life-long commitment.
It also provides an opportunity
to grow in selflessness as you
serve your wife and children.
Marriage is more than a
physical union; it is also a
spiritual and emotional union.
This union mirrors the one
between God and His Church.

2. Oneness
When a man and woman get
married, the “two become
one.” Marriage is a bond like
no other. It gives us a life
partner, a teammate, as we
move through the challenges
of life together.

3. Purity
Marriage is designed for
purity. We face temptation
nearly every minute and from
all directions. The bond of
marriage gives us the support
to defeat temptation by
engaging in deep, satisfying
love—a love that gives to, and
receives from, our mate
physically, emotionally, and
spiritually.

4. Parenting
When a marriage produces a
child or receives a child
through adoption, it is one of
life’s greatest blessings.
Roughly 40% of children
being raised today are in a
home without a father. The
effects of that fact are
staggering. Father absence
causes increases in mental
and behavioral disorders as
well as criminal activity and
substance abuse. But when
children are raised in a
healthy marriage, they get a
front row seat to see and
experience the lasting
benefits of a strong family.

5. Love
Marriage is designed to mirror
our Creator’s unconditional
love for us. It’s a love that will
always be there and will never
leave us or forsake us. When
a man and woman love one
another uncondition.

avoid harmful substances than

unmarried mothers do.  Married
27)

mothers are less likely to have low

birth weight children than stably
cohabiting mothers or mothers
involved in a romantic relationship
with their baby’s father.  Married
28)

women have significantly fewer

abortions than unmarried women. 29)

1. Health Care
Family intactness has a negative
(decreasing) influence on an area’s
fraction of 25- to 54-year-olds and
minors receiving public
healthcare,  and a positive
1)

(increasing) influence on an area’s

fraction of 25- to 54-year-olds and
minors with private healthcare
coverage.  Married men and women
2)

are also more likely to have health

insurance.  Furthermore, married
3)

individuals occupy hospitals and

health institutions less often than
others,  are released from hospitals
4)

sooner, on average, than unmarried

individuals,  and spend half as much
5)

time in hospitals as single

individuals.  Married individuals are
6)

also less likely to go to a nursing

home from the hospital.  Not 7)

surprisingly, marriage also affects an

individual's health.

2. Lifestyle
A lower fraction of married persons
than widowed, divorced or separated,
never-married, or cohabiting persons
have only “fair to poor
health.”  Married women rate their
8)

health better than do divorced,

separated, widowed, and never-
married women.  Married individuals
9)

smoke and binge-drink less

frequently than cohabiters.  Women 10)

who marry lessen their alcohol

consumption, while married men
whose marriages break up increase
their alcohol consumption and
cigarette use.  Married young adults
11)

are less likely to be alcoholic than

young adults who are not in a
romantic relationship. 12)

2.1 Related American

Demographics
Always-intact married adults are less
likely than married, previously
divorced adults and unmarried adults
to report that they sometimes drink
too much alcohol. According to the
General Social Survey (GSS), 32.8
percent of always-intact married
adults have reported that they
sometimes drink too much alcohol,
followed by 38.5 percent of married,
previously-divorced adults, 43.2
percent of single, divorced or
separated adults, and 47.8 percent of
single, never-married
adults.   (See Chart Below)
13)

3. Severe
Illnesses
Married men and women have higher
survival rates after being diagnosed
with cancer, regardless of the stage
of the cancer’s progression, than do
their unmarried
counterparts.  Married persons’
14)

responses to cancer treatment are

better and are comparable to those of
people 10 years younger.  After
15)
being diagnosed with prostate
cancer, married men live
longer.  Unmarried women with
16)

breast cancer are more likely to be

diagnosed later and have higher
three-year (breast cancer-specific)
morbidity.  Similarly, a smaller ratio
17)

of married individuals die of cirrhosis

of the liver, lung cancer, tuberculosis,
and diabetes than never-married,
divorced, and widowed individuals,
controlling for age.  Married people
18)

are less likely to die after being

hospitalized for a heart
attack.  Always single and widowed
19)

men and women have higher stroke

risks than married men and
women.  Marriage also has
20)

significant benefits for an

individual’s mental health.

4. Longevity
Married people have lower mortality
rates,  including lower risk of death
21)

from accidents, disease, self-inflicted

injuries,  and suicide.  Compared to
22) 23)

those who are married, those who are

divorced/ separated have an 83
percent higher risk of suicide, those
who are never married have a 48
percent higher risk, and those who
are widowed have a 41 percent
higher risk.  The longer a person’s
24)

marriage, the lower is their mortality

risk, relative to that of the
unmarried.  Having children further
25)

reduces the risk of suicide. Marital

unions without children have a 33
percent lower risk of suicide than
single adults, whereas marital unions
with children experience a 48 percent
decreased risk. 26)
5. STDs and
Pregnancy
Married mothers practice better
prenatal care and more consistently
avoid harmful substances than
unmarried mothers do.  Married
27)

mothers are less likely to have low

birth weight children than stably
cohabiting mothers or mothers
involved in a romantic relationship
with their baby’s father.  Married
28)

women have significantly fewer

abortions than unmarried women. 29)