Family defined

• Family came from the Latin word

familia which means group of
people living in the household.
Family could be related by blood,
or birth or by other relationship.
• Family is the basic unit of
society. It is the smallest
organization in the community.
It is said to be a group of
individual living together in one
household.
• Family comes in different
forms. It could vary from
one family to another. It is
usually composed of
mother, father and
children, some other
includes grandparents,
aunts, uncles, cousins,
and other relatives.
Understanding Family
and Traditional
Family Structure
According to functionalist George
Murdock, a family is defined as “a
social group characterized by
common residence, economic
cooperation and reproduction. It
includes adults and both sexes, at
least two of whom maintain a
socially approved sexual relationship
and one or more children, own and
adopted of the sexually cohabiting
adults.”
a) The concept of family is not
necessarily linked to the concept
of marriage, and it is the social
relationship between individuals
that is important, not the legal
framework to their relationship.
b) Family groups can involve any
number of adults who maintain
socially-approve sexual
relationships. This means that
families may involve several men
related to a single woman (or vice
versa) and the "sexual relationship"
does not necessarily have to be
heterosexual (between people of the
opposite sex), since children may be
adopted into the family group.
c) The family group involves
both adults and children. This
means, presumably, that a
husband and wife, for example,
who do not produce children are
not considered to be a family.
Family Structures
One Filipino family trait that is
known across different races is
establishing and having strong
family ties. Family, is the basic unit
of society. It is composed of
individuals living together in one
household either connected by
marriage, blood, or by legal
arrangement.
Types of Family
Structures
1. Nuclear family: A family unit consisting of at
most a father, mother and dependent children. It
is considered the “traditional” family.
2. Extended family: A family consisting of parents and
children, along with grandparents, grandchildren, aunts
or uncles, cousins etc. In some circumstances, the
extended family comes to live either with or in place of a
member of the nuclear family.

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3. Stepfamilies: Two families brought
together due to divorce, separation, and
remarriage.

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4. Single parent family: This can be either a father
or a mother who is singly responsible for the raising of
a child. The child can be by birth or adoption. They
may be a single parent by choice or by life
circumstances. The other parent may have been part
of the family at one time or not at all.
5. Adoptive family: A family where one or
more of the children has been adopted. Any
structure of family may also be an adoptive
family.
6. Bi-racial or multi-racial family: A
family where the parents are members of
different racial identity groups.
7. Trans-racial adoptive family: A family
where the adopted child is of a different racial
identity group than the parents.
8. Blended family: A family that consists of
members from two (or more) previous
families.
9. Conditionally separated families: A
family member is separated from the rest of
the family. This may be due to employment
far away; military service; incarceration;
hospitalization. They remain significant
members of the family.
10. Foster family: A family where one or
more of the children is legally a temporary
member of the household. This “temporary”
period may be as short as a few days or if
the child’s entire childhood.
11. Gay or Lesbian family: A family where
one or both parents’ sexual orientation is gay
or lesbian. This may be a two-parent family,
an adoptive family, a single parent family or
an extended family.
12. Immigrant family: A family where the parents have
immigrated to another country as adults. Their children
may or may not be immigrants. Some family members
may continue to live in the country of origin, but still be
significant figures in the life of the child.
13. Migrant family: A family that moves regularly to
places where they have employment. The most
common form of migrant family is farm workers who
move with the crop seasons. Children may have a
relatively stable community of people who move at the
same time - or the family may know no one in each
new setting. Military families may also lead a migrant
life, with frequent relocation, often on short notice.
FAMILY LEGACIES
1. The Emotional Legacy
In order to prosper, our children need
an enduring sense of security and
stability nurtured in an environment of
safety and love. Sadly, many of us
struggle to overcome a negative
emotional legacy that hinders our
ability to cope with the inevitable
struggles of life.
• Provides a safe environment in which
deep emotional roots can grow.
• Fosters confidence through stability.
• Conveys a tone of trusting support.
• Nurtures a strong sense of positive
identity.
• Creates a “resting place” for the soul.
• Demonstrates unconditional love.
2. The Social Legacy
To really succeed in life, our children
need to learn more than management
techniques, accounting, reading,
writing and geometry. They need to
earn the fine art of relating to people. If
they learn how to relate well to others,
they'll have an edge in the game of life.
In order to prosper, our children need
to gain the insights and social skills
necessary to cultivate healthy, stable
relationships.
• Respect, beginning with themselves
and working out to other people.
• Responsibility, fostered by respect for
themselves, that is cultivated by
assigning children duties within the
family, making them accountable for
them actions, and giving them room
to make wrong choices once in a
while.
• Rules that are given within a loving
relationship
3. The Spiritual Legacy
the Spiritual Legacy is overlooked
by many, but that's a mistake. As
spiritual beings, we adopt attitudes
and beliefs about spiritual matters
from one source or another. As
parents, we need to take the
initiative and present our faith to our
children.
 The Four
Parenting Styles
1. Authoritarian Parenting also called
totalitarian parenting or strict parenting
2. Authoritative Parenting also called
propagative parenting, assertive
democratic or balanced parenting.
3. Permissive Parenting also called
Indulgent parenting, free ranger parenting,
nondirective or lenient parenting
4. Uninvolved Parenting also called
Neglectful parenting, detached,
dismissive or hands off
Making Family
Genogram
GENOGRAM (pronounced: jen-uh-
gram) is a graphic representation of
a family tree that displays detailed
data on relationships among
individuals. A genogram is a more
complex family tree because it
describes not only the family
physical and social relationships
but also the emotional connections
and other family attributes are
described.
A GENOGRAM is a family tree
or map or history that uses special
symbols to describe relationships
of family members over multiple
generations. Like any other
graphic organizer, genogram makes
it easy for a person to present and
comprehend certain information.
Genogram Symbols
 How to Draw
Genogram: Steps
1. Know your reason for making a
genogram to help you determine
the type of family information you
want to indicate.
2. Name all the members of your
family kinship that you wanted to
include in your genogram.
3. Organize questions to gather
facts and figures about your
relatives to be included in the
genogram
4. Write down notes how
everyone in your family is
connected.
5. Solicit information starting
with the oldest generation down
the line