SOCIAL

INSTITUTIONS

Family
Prepared by:
Ronalene E. Gadingan
 WHY IS FAMILY IMPORTANT?

 Imagine a newborn baby: small and beautiful but

unable to eat, stay warm, find protection, or even
move from place to place on his or her own.
THE FAMILY

 The family is the smallest social institution with

the unique function of producing and rearing
the young. It is the basic unit of Philippine
society and the educational system, where the
child begins to learn his ABC. The family is also
the basic agent of socialization, because it is
here where the individual develops values,
behaviours, and ways of life through interaction
with the members of the family (Vega 2004).
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FILIPINO
FAMILY

a. The family is closely knit and has a strong family

ties.
b. The Filipino family is usually an extended one
and, therefore, big.
c. In the Filipino family, kinship ties are extended
to include the “compadre” or sponsors.
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FAMILY?
Of all the institutions, the family is the most
important. It performs the following functions:

1. Reproduction of the race and rearing of the

young.
2. Cultural transmission or enculturation.
3. Socialization of the child.
4. Providing affection and a sense of security.
5. Providing the environment for personality
development and the growth of self-concept in
relation to others.
6. Providing social status.
KINDS OF FAMILY PATTERNS
The family may be classified in different ways.

 According to structure, these are two types:

a. Conjugal or Nuclear family

 this is the primary or elementary family
consisting of husband, wife and children

b. Consanguine or extended family

 It consist of married couple, their parents,
grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.
 According to terms of marriage. There is
monogamy and polygamy. Polygamy means
plural marriage. There are three types of
polygamy;
1. Polyandry- where one woman is married to
two or more men at the same time.
2. Polygamy- where on man is married to two or
more women at the same time.
3. Cenogamy- where two or more men mate with
two or more women in group marriage.
 As to line of descent, the familymay be patrilineal,
matrilineal, or bilineal. It is patrilineal when the
descent is recognized through the father’s line. When
descent is recognized through mother’s line, it is
matrilineal. It is bilineal when descent is
recognized through both the father’s and mother’s
lines.
 According to place of residence, the family may be
classified as;
a. patrilocal- when the newly married couple lives
with the parents of the husband;
b. Matrilocal- when the newly married couple lives
with the parents of the wife.
c. Neolocal- when the newly married pair maintains a
separate household and live by themselves.
 With reference to authority or who is considered
head, the family may be classified as;

a. patriarchal- when the father is considered the

head and plays a dominant role;
b. Matriarchal- when the mother or female is the
head and makes the major decision, and;
c. Equalitarian- when both father and mother
share in making decision and are equal in
authority.
“Family” isn’t defined only by last names or by blood;
it’s defined by commitment and by love. It means
showing up when they need it most. It means
having each other’s backs. It means choosing to
love each other even those days when you struggle
to like each other. It means never giving up on each
other.
THANK YOU 