MODULE 9:

Family Structures and Legacies

Part I. Learning Module Information

the impact of one’s family on his/her personal development during middle and
Content late adolescence
Standards
Performance identify the firm and gentle sides of family care that affect a person’s
Standards development during middle and late adolescence
Most Essential appraise one’s family structure and the type of care he/she gives and
Learning receives, which may help in understanding himself/herself better
Competencies
(MELC) make a genogram and trace certain physical, personality, or behavioral
attributes through generations
Duration Q2 Week 4 - 5

Part II. Learning Explorations

Sample genogram 1:

Sample Genogram 2:

What did you learn?

1. What is your personal definition of “family”?

2. What is the significance of family in your development?
3. Looking at the big picture, what do you think is a pressing need in our country that youth
like you must attend to?
 Make sure that you are reflected with the given questions. After that, proceed to the
assessment.

Part III. Assessment Tasks

Activity #1: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?

How do you feel about your relationships? Where do you see your relationships going?
Are you happy with your relationships? Copy this questionnaire in your Journal. Put a ✔ if your
answer is YES and write Χ if your answer is NO.

ORGA
Criteria/Relationship FAMILY FRIENDS PARTNER
NI-
ZATIO
NS
I. Overall feelings about the relationship:
Are you getting your needs met?
Are you speaking up and asking for what you
want?
Are you feeling heard?
Are you feeling encouraged and supported to
grow?
II. The decision-making process:
Are decisions made to your satisfaction?
Is there sufficient time to discuss,
assess, and process?
Do you feel as though your thoughts and
feelings are taken seriously?
Is there a collaborative spirit about decisions?
III. Communication:
Do you feel safe to say whatever you feel?
Do you feel listened to when you
communicate?
Do you feel encouraged to tell your truth?
Do you feel supported in all your dreams and
goals?
IV. Roles and responsibilities:
Do you feel the division of tasks is working?
Do you feel that both of you are doing your
parts?
Do you feel that task allocation is fair?
Is there anything that you want to change?
V. Activities:
Do you feel like you spend enough time
together?
Do you feel like you need more alone time?
Do you want to try something new?
VI. Planning, schedules, and logistics:
Are you experiencing any schedule conflicts
you want
 to address?

Are there financial agreements that are fair?

Do each of you have enough time to
accomplish everything you want?

Activity #2: My Family Tree

A. Generate visual presentations of the following.

1. Draw your genogram for at least three (3) generation. Label anything that seems
important to you.

2. Try to identify any addictions, family tension, conflicts, or incidents of children parenting
their parents. What patterns emerge? What do you now know about yourself that you failed
to see before? What stories are important enough to be handed down? Who/what is the
family proud of? What secrets does the family hide from others?

B. Recall the different ways you were cared for disciplined. What were the important things
taught by your family?

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Part IV. Internet Links

https://prezi.com/ynpaly24_9or/module-11-family-structures-and-legacies/
https://www.scoe.org/files/ccpc-family-structures.pdf;
https://www.boundless.com/sociology/textbooks/boundless-sociology-textbook/family- 12/family-
91/family-structures-521-10352/