FAMILY

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What is a Family?
 These are the talking points.

❏ What is a family?

❏ Family Structure

❏ Family Function

❏ How does family influence your identity?

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 What is Family?
Is the basic or the most fundamental unit in any society. Sociologists and
anthropologists define the family as a group of people who are united by
ties of marriage, ancestry or adoption.
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 DIFFERENT ASPECT OF
FAMILY
❏ As a biological unit - share a pool of genes
❏ As a social unit - common physical and social environment
❏ As a cultural unit - it reflects the culture of the wider society.
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 STRUCTURES
OF
FAMILY
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 NUCLEAR FAMILY
the traditional type, husband, wife and
their children; seen as the main provider
of socialization for the young and as a
preserver of cultural traditions

➔ consisting of a couple and their

children living together.
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 EXTENDED
FAMILY
a family unit that consists of a nuclear family
plus one or more relatives living together.

➔ An extended family can also be called a complex

family, joint family, or multi-generational family.
In most cultures, the "core" of the family is the
nuclear family, the parents and their children,
while additional relatives are considered
"extended."
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 As basic and essential building blocks of societies,
families have a crucial role in social development. They
bear the primary responsibility for the education and
socialization of children as well as instilling values of
citizenship and belonging in the society.
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 FUNCTIONS OF FAMILY
Provision of Home
When winter approaches, they head lower down their mountain homes to warmer temperatures,
where they continue to chomp away on bamboo!

Socialization
It is estimated that more than 50 million kangaroos live there. They are Australia’s national symbol
and appear on postage stamps, coins, and airplanes.

Rules of Behavior
Koalas don’t have much energy and, when not feasting on leaves, they spend their time dozing in the
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branches. Believe it or not, they can sleep for up to 18 hours a day!

 FUNCTIONS OF FAMILY
Intellectual
When winter approaches, they head lower down their mountain homes to warmer temperatures,
where they continue to chomp away on bamboo!

Emotional
It is estimated that more than 50 million kangaroos live there. They are Australia’s national symbol
and appear on postage stamps, coins, and airplanes.

Moral
Koalas don’t have much energy and, when not feasting on leaves, they spend their time dozing in the
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branches. Believe it or not, they can sleep for up to 18 hours a day!

 HOW DOES
FAMILY
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INFLUENCE
 THANK
YOU!
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