Republic of the Philippines

Cebu Technological University-Main Campus

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WRITTEN REPORT ABOUT

FAMILY

(THE 5 MAJOR SOCIAL INSTITUTION)

Submitted by: ANGELOU B. YATONG

BSED VE 1-F

Submitted to: DR. LIMUEL J. ABELGAS

May, 2019
 I. INTRODUCTION

Human being is a social creature. As he cannot survive in loneliness, he forms a group,

in which the members have the similar kinds of feelings. Only the family provides the
opportunity to live a pleasant life. It is the family where we live and learn to live as a social
creature. Family life is a very board term related to the issues of introduction, importance, types
and essential characteristics of a family. The group of individual related either by blood,
marriage or adoption, living under the same roof and dining in the same kitchen and creating
and practicing a common subculture is called family. This definition implies that family members
related by any of these three relation i.e. relationship, the relationship between husband and
wife is that of marriage. Adoption of child of other people as one’s own is quite a latest practice.
The third type of practice exist more in developed countries. Whatever may be the relationship,
love is the underlying element of any family. It is a family in which the responsibility and
positional hierarchy play a significant role. The family comprises parents, sons and daughter in
law, grand son and daughters living under one roof and dining in one kitchen. We are born in
family, grow in the family and live together in the family.

II. WHAT IS FAMILY?

It is a smallest social institution with the unique function or producing and rearing the
young. It is the basic unit of Philippines society and the educational system where the child
begins to learn his ABC. Family is the basic agent of socialization because it is here where the
individual develops values, behaviors, and ways of life through interaction with members of the
family (Vega, 2004). Families are the foundation of society. It's where we come into the world,
are nurtured and given the tools to go out into the world, capable and healthy or we aren't.
While families have the greatest potential for raising healthy individuals, they can also wound
their members in places that will never heal. When families break down and fail to provide the
healthy nurturing we need, the effects impact not only our own lives, but also our communities.
Characteristics of the Filipino Family

 The family is closely knit and has strong family ties. Because it is full of people who are
involved in each other's lives, who are aware of small and large events in each other's
lives and are very supportive of each other in times of trouble. They may disagree about
everything but still be very close-knit.
- The Filipinos are known to be family-oriented. We can clearly see the affection and
compassion the members have for each other. This is why a person will put high
regards and concerns over the family before anything else. This is the case of OFWs
who pour their blood and sweat working far away from their families just to provide
the best for them
 The Filipino family is usually extended one and therefore, big. Extended family will often
live relatively close to one another and will come together during large celebrations. It is
common to find families in the Philippines that have some members who return to their
family home during weekends after spending a week in major cities for work or study.
 In the Filipino family, kinship ties are extended to include the “compadre” or sponsors.
The Filipino kinship system does not limit to the blood relatives only. It also includes
kinship created by “binyag” (Baptism) & marriage (as with the compadrazgo system or
commonly known as the comadre-compadre (ninong and ninang system). By this
standard we can see that family size is thus very large among Filipinos. It is also a
culture that these compadres and comadres will give gifts to their “inaanak” during
Christmas season.

Functions of the Family

1. Reproduction of the race and rearing of the young. This is a unique function which cannot

be done by any other constitution.

 2. Cultural transmission and enculturation. The culture of the family is acquired from the
father and the mother.
3. Socialization of the child. It is in the family where the child learns his role and status.
4. Providing affection and a sense of security. We can share if we have a problem and we are
secure to tell them our secrets and they are willing to listen to us.
5. Providing the environment for personality development and the growth of self-concept in
relation to others.
6. Providing social status. They are the one who can help us like our study they are the one
our inspiration, in our society the family provides initial standing and affects future
opportunities, but we also have the ability to change our adult status.

Kinds of Family

.... According to STRUCTURE

a. Conjugal or nuclear family- the primary or elementary family consisting of

husband, wife and children
b. Consanguine or extended family- consist of married couple, their parents,
siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.

…. According to term of MARRIAGE

a. Polyandry- one woman is married to two or more men at the same time.
b. Polygamy- one man is married to two or more women at the same time.
c. Cenogamy- two or more men mate with two or more women in group marriage.
Example is “kasal ng bayan”.

…. According to DESCENT

a. Patrilocal- when the newly married couple lives with the parents of the husband.
b. Matrilocal- when the newly married couple lives with the parents of the wife.
c. Neolocal- when the newly married pair maintains a separate household and live
by themselves.

…. According to AUTHORITY
 a. Patriarchal- when the father is considered the head and plays a dominant role.
b. Matriarchal- when the mother or female is the head and makes the major
decisions.
c. Equalitarian- when both father and mother share in making decisions and are
equal in authority.

III. CONCLUSION

It is important to remember that, across the world, wider contexts beyond the home can
profoundly affect childhood experiences and family life. For most of the world’s children,
everyday life is far from the safe, carefree, playful, innocent time that is often assumed (Penn,
2008). Poverty, inequality and injustice can all impact on children’s sense of self, their place in
the family and their relationships with others. However, it would be wrong to make a general
assumption that certain environmental conditions necessarily presuppose the quality of
childhood experiences within the family.

For this reason, in this free course, The family at the centre of early learning, you have
looked beyond this wider social and political backdrop and have focused on the positive learning
relationships that can exist in any family. You have explored how ordinary, everyday domestic
activities can sustain rich companionable learning between children and those closest to them.
You have also considered how the traditions and cultural practices of the community to which
the family belongs filter through to the child’s experiences. Ultimately every home revolves
around individual relationships and ways of doing things and as such the family represents a
unique foundation for early childhood.