CHN Lec - Module 3 - Family

Family

Basic unit in society, and is shaped by all forces surround it. Values, beliefs, and customs of society influence the role and function of the family (invades every aspect of the life of the family)

Family

Is a unit of interacting persons bound by ties of blood, marriage or adoption

Family

An open and developing system of interacting personalities with structure and process enacted in relationships among the individual members regulated by resources and stressors and existing within the larger community

Family Code - Section 1

The state recognizes the Filipino family as the foundation of the nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development

Family Code - Section 2

Marriage, as an inviolable social institution, is the foundation of family and shall be protected by the state

Family Code - Section 4

The family has the duty to care for its elderly members but the state may also do so through just programs of social security

Executive Order No. 209, s. 1987

The Family Code of the Philippines is also known as?

Nuclear Family

The basic unit of Society

Filipino Marriage

it's not an individual but a family affair

Older Siblings

have something of authority of their parents.

Type of Family

They change overtime as a consequence of BIRTH, DEATH, MIGRATION, SEPARATION and GROWTH OF FAMILY MEMBERS

Nuclear Family

- a father, a mother with child/children living together but apart from both sets of parents and other relatives.

Extended

- composed of two or more nuclear families economically and socially related to each other. Multigenerational, including married brothers and sisters, and the families.

Single Parent

divorced or separated, unmarried or widowed male or female with at least one child.

Blended/Reconstituted

a combination of two families with children from both families and sometimes children of the newly married couple. It is also a remarriage with children from previous marriage.

Compound

one man/woman with several spouses.

Communal

more than one monogamous couple sharing resources; choose to live together as an extended family.

Cohabilitation/Live In

unmarried couple living together.

Dyad

husband and wife or other couple living alone without children.

Gay/Lesbian

homosexual couple living together with or without children.

No Kin

- a group of at least two people sharing a relationship and exchange support who have no legal or blood tie to each other

Foster

substitute family for children whose parents are unable to care for them

Family of Procreation

refers to the family you yourself created.

Family of Orientation

refers to the family where you came from Decisions in the family(Authority)

Patriarchal

- full authority on the father or any male member of the family e.g. eldest son, grandfather.

Matriarchal

full authority of the mother or any female member of the family, e.g. eldest sister, grandmother

Egalitarian

husband and wife exercise a more or less amount of authority, father and mother decides.

Democratic

everybody is involving in decision making

Laissez-Faire

Means full autonomy

Matricentric

the mother decides/takes charge in absence of the father (e.g. father is working overseas).

Patricentric

the father decides/ takes charge in absence of the mother

Descent

cultural norms, which affiliate a person with a particular group of kinsman for certain social purposes

Patrilineal

Affiliates a person with a group of relatives who are related to him though his father

Bilateral

Affiliated on both sides

Matrilineal

- related through mother residence

Patrilocal

family resides / stays with / near domicile of the parents of the husband

Matrilocal

live near the domicile of the parents of the wife

Family as the context

primary focus is on the health and development of an individual member existing within a specific environment (i.e., the client's family. focus is on the individual's health status

Family as the client

Family is the foreground, Individuals are in the background. Focus is concentrated on each and every individual as they affect the whole family. From this perspective, a nurse might ask a family member who has just become ill.

Family as a system

focus is on the family as a client viewed as an international system in which the whole is more than the sum of its parts. This approach focuses on the individual and family members become the target for nursing interventions.

Family as a component of Society

The family as a whole interacts with other institutions to receive exchange or give communications and services. The family is a basic or primary unit of society, as are all the other units and they are all a part of the larger system of society

Duvall and Miller, 1990

Who specified the developmental stages of a family?

Stage 1: Marriage and the Family

Involves merging of values brought into the relationship from the families of orientation. Includes adjustments to each other's routines (sleeping, eating, chores, etc.), sexual and economic aspects. Members work to achieve 3 separate identifiable tasks: Establish a mutually satisfying relationship Learn to relate well to their families of orientation If applicable, engage in reproductive life planning

Stage 2: Early Childbearing Family

Birth or adoption of a first child which requires economic and social role changes Oldest child: 2-1/2 years

Stage 3: Family with a Pre-school CHildren

This is a busy family because children at this stage demand a great deal of time related to growth and development needs and safety considerations. Oldest child: 2-1/2 to 6 years old

Stage 4: Family with a School-Age CHildren

Parents at this stage have important responsibility of preparing their children to be able to function in a complex world while at the same time maintaining their own satisfying marriage relationship. Oldest child: 6-12 years' old

Stage 5: Family with an Adolescent Children

A family allows the adolescents more freedom and prepare them for their own life as technology advances-gap between generations increases Oldest child: 12-20 years' old

Stage 6: The Launching Center Family

Stage when children leave to set their own household-appears to represent the breaking of the family

Empty nests

Stage 7: Family of Middle Years

Family returns to two partners' nuclear unit Period from empty nest to retirement Family

Task

a function, but with work or labor overtures assigned or demanded of the person

Physical Maintenance

provides food shelter, clothing, and health care to its members being certain that a family has ample resources to provide

Socialization of Family

involves preparation of children to live in the community and interact with people outside the family.

Allocation of Resources

determines which family needs will be met and their order of priority

Maintenance of Order

task includes opening an effective means of communication between family members, integrating family values and enforcing common regulations for all family members

Division of Labor

who will fulfill certain roles e.g., family provider, home manager, children's caregiver

Placement of Members into a Larger Society

consists of selecting community activities such as church, school, politics that correlate with the family beliefs and values

Maintenance of Motivation and Morale

created when members serve as support people to each other