FAMILY

AS A UNIT
OF CARE
JEKO DEVRON SAMERA
POST GRADUATE INTERN
FAMILY
A group of 2 or more persons related by birth,
marriage, adoption, or emotional ties residing
together in single household
It is a primary social unit consisting of parents and
children
TYPES OF FAMILY

Nuclear families or small families- consisting of

either married couple (or a divorced or widowed
parent) with unmarried children or of a married
couple without children
TYPES OF FAMILY

Extended families- pertain to a number of nuclear

families linked together by virtue of the kinship
bonds between parents and children or between
siblings.
TYPES OF FAMILY

Lineal families- consisting of 2 or more generations

with each generation composed of 1 married
couple (or a divorced person, widow, or widower)
TYPES OF FAMILY

Joint families- consisting of 2 or more married

couples of the same generation
TYPES OF FAMILY

Blended families- in which one or both of the

parents have had a previous marriage, and possibly
children from that marriage
TYPES OF FAMILY

Adoptive families- where the child is not related by

blood to the parent bus has been adopted legally
TYPES OF FAMILY

Foster family- where one or more of the children

are not the natural children of the parents.
The child may stay with the family for an extended
period through special government agencies
TYPES OF FAMILY

Communal Family- composed of a group of

individual who are formed for specific ideological or
societal purposes