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AND THE
FAMILY
At the end of the lesson, students are
expected to:
1. Identify the different types of family.
LEARNING 2. Determine the influence of family to
OUTCOMES gender roles and issues.
3. Differentiate the traditional and
contemporary roles of men and women and
its effect to the issues of gender and family.
“ A Family is a
family not
because of
gender but
because of
values, like
commitment,
trust and love”
–Gray Davis
• Refers to the roles and
responsibilities of men and
GENDER women that are created in our
families, societies and our
cultures.
Means how men a) Role Expectation – group or society’s definition of the way a specific role ought to
and women are be played.
expected to act,
speak , dress , b) Role Performance – how a person actually plays a role.
groom, and
conduct
themselves based c) Role Conflicts – Occurs when incompatible demands are placed on a person by two
upon the assigned or more statuses held at the same time.
sex.
d) Role Exit – distancing oneself from a particular role/status.
GENDER
ROLES
• FAMILY
forms the basic FUNCTIONS
unit of social 1. Socializing functions. Family members
organization and teach child the norms, values, morals,
it is difficult to beliefs, and ideals of
imagine how society.
human society 2. Providing affection and a sense of
could function security.
without it. 3. Providing the environment for
personality development and the
growth of self-concept in relation to
others.
TYPES OF
• According to Structure
a. Conjugal or Nuclear Family
- the primary or elementary family consisting of husband, wife, and
FAMILY
children.
a. Consanguine or Extended Family
- consist of married couple, their parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles,
aunts, cousins.
• According to Authority
a. Patriarchal
- when the father is considered the head and plays dominant role.
a. Matriarchal
- when the mother or female is the head and makes the major
decisions.
a. Equalitarian
- when both father and mother share in making decisions and are
equal in authority.
Gender roles are defined by the socio-cultural
norms of any society. In most of the societies the
GENDER
family systems are based on the gender roles and it
is the pre-designed gender roles that help members
of the family to run the family with bound
ROLES IN responsibilities.
Cleaner
Cook
Today, both the parents work and earn for the family and both father
and mother enjoys equal social statues and financial independence.
Clinging to the century old concepts and lifestyles may help only to
worsen the situation.
• Gender Roles in Family (prokerala.com)
• Family as the most Important Influence on Gender Identity | Actforlibrarie
s.org
• Cox MJ, Paley B. Families as systems. The Annual Review of