What Are Families?

A group of individuals
who live together and
cooperate as a unit
Filipino families
possess a genuine
love for family which
not simply parents
and children but also
relatives and
grandparents.
What is SOCIETY?
A group of families organized and working
together for a common goal, interest and
beliefs is called society.
As the people who interact in such a way as to
share a common culture.
The term society can also have a geographical
meaning and refer to people who share a
common culture in a particular location.
How was family in relation to society?
Families are the foundation in society.
The life and reputation of every society
depends on the behavior or actions of its
families.
When families breakdown and fail to
provide the healthy nurturing we need, the
effects impact not only our own lives but
also in our communities. We suffer the
consequences.
The goals of society may not be achieved if
the family fails in achieving its goals.

What is CULTURE?
Culture is that complex whole which includes
knowledge, belief, art, morals, laws and any
other capabilities and habits acquired by man
as a member of society.
Culture is everything that people
Have- (material possessions)
Think (values and attitudes)
Do (behavior patterns) as member of a society

How was family in relation to culture?
The family acts as an instrument by which
culture is kept alive.
Through the family, the beliefs, customs and
traditions of the older generation are passed
on to the next generation.
Social and Cultural changes in the
family
In the past few decades, the world has seen
major changes in the face of the family.
Continuous and constant changes with the time
has resulted to what sociologist call socio-cultural
changes. Such changes have caused conflicts in
the family, resulting to problems like separation,
juvenile delinquency, early marriage and drug
addiction.



Some of the cultural changes that have
influenced the Filipino family are:
Modern Marriage Arrangements-
Filipino marriages based on parental arrangement
have declined because of cultural diffusion
through mass media. Today, marriages are based
on romantic love, compatibility and common
interest s. Many young people are becoming more
responsible in selecting their life time partner.
The declining authority of the male
before, the absolute control was exercised by the
head of the family, the father. Now, the father and
mother share equal authority and responsibility.
The sophisticated division of labor
while the traditional role of the wife is take
charge of the domestic affairs of the home and
the early education of the children, she has now
become an accepted partner in earning the family
income
Migration to urban areas and the frontier
areas
There is now a high degree of mobility of the
population as compared to the traditional way of
life. Better communication, improvement on the
means of transportation and mass education has
attracted more Filipinos to strike out for a new
places.
What Are the Forms of
Marriages?

MONOGAMY
POLYGAMY
POLYANDRY
The following are the forms of
MARRIAGES:
MONOGAMY- one man marries only one
woman at a given time
POLYGAMY- one person marries two or more
persons of the opposite sex at a given time.
Two forms:
POLYGYNY- marriage of a man to two or more
women at a given time in which there is no
marriage bond between the wives
POLYANDRY- the woman is legally married to two
or more men at the same time
MONOGAMY




POLYANDRY
POLYGAMY



POLYGYNY
Classification of families
Conjugal family- a
family composed of
husband and wife
Simple or Nuclear
family- a family
composed of
husband, wife and
their
children

Extended Family

Families that
include relatives
other than parents
and children


Extended
Is made up of nuclear or single-parent families
plus other relatives such as grandparents, aunts,
uncles, and cousins.
Blended Families
A family in which
both spouses
have children
from previous
relationships
Step Families
Families that
include
children from
a previous
relationship
Adopted Families
Families
that include
children
that are not
biologically
theirs
Single Parent Families
Children who
live with one
parent
Single parent
Includes only one parent, the mother or
the father, who lives with the children. Single
parents may be divorced, widowed, unwed, or
abandoned.
Childless Families
Families
with no
children
Foster Parent Families
Families
who take in
children
temporarily
Foster
Includes parents who provide full-time
child care for someone elses child for a
designated period of time.
Healthy Families
Exhibit the Following Characteristics:
LOVE
LOYALTY
LEARNING
LIBERTY LAUGHTER
Unhealthy Families
Exhibit the following characteristics:
Avoidance
Tolerance
Closed
Secrecy
Little Care or Hope
Classification according to origin or
descent:
PATRILINEAL FAMILIES- the children is
considered apart of his/her fathers family line
MATRILINEAL FAMILIES- will only have a
family from his/her mother family line
BILATERAL or BILINEAL FAMILIES- a family
where its ancestry comes from both the father
and mother sides

Classification according to LOCATION
of RESIDENCE:
PATRILOCAL FAMILIES- in which married couple
resides with or near the husbands parents
MATRILOCAL FAMILIES- these were the couples
lives with or near the wifes parents
BILOCAL FAMILIES- in which couples , upon
marriage live with or near either the husbands
parents or wifes parents
NEOLOCAL FAMILIES- is a type when a newly
married couple resides separately from both the
husbands household and the wife households.
Classification according to degree of
AUTHORITY:
PATRIARCHAL FAMILIES- the father exercise the
sole authority and descent is trace through him
MATRIARCHAL FAMILIES- the family is controlled
or dominated by the wife. Its members live
together under the authority of the wife
EQUALITARIAN FAMILIES- equal authority is
exercised by the husband and the wife in the
family
ACTIVITY: Individual (1/2 crosswise)
Analyze your own family according to:
Classification
Organization
Origin of descendancy
Location of residence
Degree of authority