Lesson Out Line . . .

• Meaning of Family
• Definitions
• Types of Family
• Characteristics of Joint Family System
• Merits & Demerits of Joint Family System
• Causes for the changes of Joint Family
System
Family & Types:
Introduction to Sociology
Family:
There are five social institutions namely, family
institution, education institution religion
institution, political institution, economic
institution. So all these institutions are inter
related and inter linked with each other as the
part of human body.
As for as the family institution is concerned.
Family as the social institution performs several
functions.
Family & Types:
Introduction to Sociology
 MEANING OF FAMILY
• The word ‘Family’ has been taken over from
Latin word ‘Famulus’ which means servants.
Thus originally family consisted of a man and
women with a child or children and servants.

Family & Types:

Introduction to Sociology
Definition of Family:
Merrill.
• “Family is the biological social unit composed of
husband, wife and children”.
Ogburn.
• “Family is more or less durable association of
husband and wife and children”.

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• TYPE OF FAMILY:
TYPE OF FAMILY BY AUTHORITY:
• Patriarchal Family.
• Matriarchal Family.
• Democratic Family.
TYPE OF FAMILY BY STRUCTURE
• Joint family system /Extended family
• Nuclear family.
TYPE OF FAMILY BY SETTLEMENT:
• Patrilocal Family.
• Matrilocal Family.
• Neo local Family.
TYPE OF FAMILY BY LINEAGE.
• Patrilenial Family.
• Matrilenial Family.
• Bilateral Family.
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TYPE OF FAMILY BY AUTHORITY:
Patriarchal Family.
• Patriarchal family is also
known as father- centered
or father dominated family.
• With in family he exercises
authority and he is the
owner and administrator of
the family property.
Patriarchal Family
• In the whole family
matters he is the final voice
and opinion. He is all in all
and the all family members
subordinate to him.
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• Matriarchal Family.
Matriarchal family is also
known as mother- centerd
or mother dominated
family.
• She is the head of the
family and she exercises
authority.
• She is the owner of the
property and the manager Matriarchal Family
of the house hold. All the
members subordinate to
her.

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• Democratic Family.
In democratic family father
and mother enjoy the
equal status and
opportunities have
emerged.
• These types of family exist
in industrial societies.
• We can call them
equalitarian family. They
also called modern Equalitarian Family
families.

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TYPE OF FAMILY BY STRUCTURE
Joint family system /Extended
family:
• The joint family system is also
known as “undivided” family and
some times extended family.
• It normally consists of members
who at least belong to three
generations, husband, and wife,
their unmarried and married
children as well as unmarried
grand children.
• Joint family system mostly exists
in our rural Pakistani areas.
Joint Family System

Husband + wife + Married & Unmarried Children + Married & Unmarried grand children
 CHARACTERISTICS OF JOINT FAMILY SYSTEM:

• Depth of generations.
• Common roof.
• Common kitchen.
• Common property.
• Arranged marriages.
• Procreation

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 Merits & Demerits of the Joint Family System:
Merits of Joint family Demerits of Joint family

Stable and durable. Retards the development of

personality

Ensure the economic progress. Damages individual initiative

Serves as a social insurance Narrows down loyalties.

company.

Provides social security. Promotes idleness.

Provides psychological security. Not favorable for saving and

investment

Helps social control. Denies privacy

Promotes cooperative virtue. Undetermined the status of women.

 Causes for the changes in the joint family system

• Influence of Education
• Impact of Industrialization
• Influence of Urbanization
• Change in Marriage System
• Influence of Western Values
• Awareness among women.

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• Nuclear family.
• It can be defines as “a
small group composed
of husband and wife and
immature children”. In Nuclear Family
simple words nuclear
family is one which
consists of the husband,
wife and their children.
TYPE OF FAMILY BY SETTLEMENT:
Patrilocal Family.
• After the marriage the wife may reside in husband’s
parental home.
Matrilocal Family.
• She may stay her parental home to which the husband
pays occasional visits to her.
Neo local Family.
• Both of them may establish a separate home of their
own.
• Husband + wife + unmarried children
TYPE OF FAMILY BY LINEAGE.
Patrilenial Family.
• The decent may be traced through the male lines
/ husband lines.
Matrilenial Family.
• The decent may be traced through the female
lines/ mother line.
Bilateral Family.
• Descent may be traced through both lines.
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