Family

Question 1

What is Family?

Answer 1

Family can be defined as a group of people related by marriage, blood , relationship or adoption.

Question 2

Types Of Family

Answer 2

Nuclear family
Extended family
Kinship
Single- parent/ One parent family
Reconstituted/ Step family
Matrifocal family
Same-sex family

Question 3

What is the nuclear family?

Answer 3

Nuclear family is made up of an adult man and and adult women who are married, or in a relationship, and living together with dependent children.

Question 4

What is the extended family?

Answer 4

Extended family is a nuclear family living with other relatives such as grandparents or aunts ,uncles , cousins etc.

Question 5

What is kinship family?

Answer 5

Kinship family is when the ties between people are related by descent(having a common ancestor) by marriage and by adoption.

Question 6

One parent/Single-parent family

Answer 6

Single parent family is when one parent and their dependent children are living together.

Question 7

Reconstituted/Step family

Answer 7

Step family is after the death of a partner or a divorce, a new family that is created by someone remarrying or after remarriage a step parent shares. with their new partner parental responsibility for children from previous marriages.

Question 8

Matrifocal Family

Answer 8

Matrifocal family is when one in which the mother heads the family and the father has a less important role in the family and in bringing up children.

Question 9

Same-sex Family

Answer 9

Same- sex family is when the two adults are of the same sex; that is, a male or female gay couple, usually raising their own or adopted children.

Question 10

Grandparents

Answer 10

Importances of grandparents include:
Emotional Support and Guidance
Socialisation & Role Modeling
Transmission of Family values and Traditions
Strengthening Family Bonds
Buffering Stress and Trauma

Question 11

Emotional Support and Guidance

Answer 11

Grandparents often provide a sense of stability and unconditional love for their grandchildren, offering a safe haven during challenging times. They can be trusted confidants, offering advice and support without judgement. This emotional connection can be a source of strength and resilience for grandchildren, helping them navigate the ups and downs of life

Question 12

Socialisation& Role Modeling

Answer 12

Grandparents play an important role in socialising their grandchildren, teaching them social norms, values and behaviours. They can model positive interactions, conflict resolution skills and empathy, helping grandchildren develop into well rounded individuals.

Question 13

Transmission Of Family Values

Answer 13

Grandparents serve as living links to the past, preserving and transmitting family values, traditions, and cultural heritage. They can share stories and artifacts that connect their grandchildren to their roots.

Question 14

Strengthening Family Bonds

Answer 14

Grandparents act as anchors for extended families, fostering connections and strengthening bonds between generations. they can organise family gathering helping t maintain a sense of unity and cohesion within the family.

Question 15

Buffering Stress and Trauma

Answer 15

Grandparents can play a crucial role in buffering the effects of stress and trauma on their grandchildren. Their unconditional love, support, and stability can provide a safe haven for their grandchildren who have experiences difficult situations.

Question 16

Functions Of Family

Answer 16

Care Of Children
Socialisation
Regulation of Sexual behaviour
Social Control
Status

Question 17

Care of children

Answer 17

Children need to be fed, clothed, sheltered and nurtured intellectually and emotionally.In the family people are given responsibility to ensure that this happens.Children need to be guided and shown the things they need to do.

Question 18

Socialisation

Answer 18

Children need to learn the norms and values of their society, and this happens through primary socialisation in their families.Families transmit the culture of the society to the next generation; they are vital and teach children how to socialise and interact with people.

Question 19

Regulation Of Sexual Behaviour

Answer 19

All societies seem to set rules about what kind of sexual behaviour is accepted, with whom and in what circumstances. Although sex outside marriage is often tolerated, most societies insist that children are born to people in a socially approved sexual relationship.

Question 20

Social Control

Answer 20

Closely related to socialisation, this. refers to how the behaviour of children is controlled so that they conform to norms. For example, they may be punished for being ‘naughty’ or rewarded for behaviour their parents defined as good.

Question 21

Status

Answer 21

Families provide status for children, they involve children in a web of interpersonal and group relationships.

Question 22

Extended family types

Answer 22

Vertically Extended
Horizontally extended
Modified Extended

Question 23

Vertically Extended Family

Answer 23

this is where the extended family includes more relatives than the mother, father and children unit of the nuclear family. if they are two generations this is called the vertically extended family.

Question 24

Horizontal Extended Family

Answer 24

If there are aunts, uncles and cousins ( this is people of the same generation as the parents and children)

Question 25

Modified Extended Family

Answer 25

These are families that live relatively close and are better able to stay in contact regularly.

Question 26

Marxist,Functionalist, Feminist View on family functions

Answer 26

Marxist agree with functionalist that families are important because they carry out functions that are vital for individuals and society.

Question 27

Functionalist View

Answer 27

Functionalists argue that in order for societies to survive and work, certain essential tasks or functions must be performed.

Question 28

Feminists View

Answer 28

Feminists take the view that the nuclear family is functional for patriarchial society. The institution of the family gives men a powerful and privileged role, so it is a patriachal institution.