Family What is it?

MODERN FAMILY You Tube Video

Your definition of Family Using magazines, and words define what the word FAMILY means to you Analyze what other students put down – is it similar to yours or different, what was different Share with class

WHAT ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILIES? On the poster paper provided brainstorm all the different types of families that you know or have seen. Write these on the white board – DO NOT DUPLICATE

How the term family haschanged in Canada Read article from book “Families Changing Trends in Canada

FAMILY STRUCTURES You Tube Video

What types of Families are there? Different types of families EXTENDED FAMILY – A family in which there are two or more generations living together in the same home. NUCLEAR FAMILY – A two generation family that includes a mother, father and their children, biological or adopted SINGLE-PARENT OR ONE PARENT – A family in which one parent lives with one or more dependent children.

COMMON LAW – Unmarried couple/common residence for a certain number of years. (usually 2 years) COMMUNE – A group of people married who live together and share responsibilities. COHABITATION – To live together as husband and wife but not married. BLENDED FAMILY – Reconstituted family, stepfamily, “brady bunch.” STEP PARENT – Is someone who is not your blood relative who is married to your mother or father.

AMERICAN FAMILY DEFINED You Tube Video

Types of Marriages BIGAMY – Married to anyone else while still married. POLYGAMY – More than one spouse at one time. POLYGYNY – A man married to 2 or more wives. POLYANDRY – A woman married to 2 or more men. MONOGAMY – Practice of being married to one person at one time. GENEALOGY – A record or table sharing the descent of an individual or family from certain ancestor.

Positions with in the Family SIBLING – Brothers and sisters by law and/or blood. MATIARCHAL – Power “head” of family is a woman. PATRIARCHAL – Power “head” of family is a man. PATRILOCAL – Resides with (near) husband’s relatives. MATRILOCAL – Resides with (near) wife’s relatives.

FAMILY TREE DISTINCTIONS PATRILINITOR – Descent is traced in the male line. MATERILINEAL – Descending from or characteristic to the female line. ENDOGAMY – Tendency to marry within your own religious, racial or cultural group. FAMILY OF ORGIN – Is the nuclear or composite family into which one is born and in which he/she is reared. FAMILY OF PROCREATION – Is the nuclear or composite family which one joins in establishing through marriage.

OTHER DEFINITIONS MARRIAGE – A socially and legally recognized agreement between two people containing economical and sexual rights and obligations. CLAN – A united group of relatives claiming a common ancestor. HOUSEHOLD – A number of persons dwelling as one unit under one roof. KIBBUTZ – An agricultural collective settlement characterized by common ownership or property and care of children is shared.

WHAT DOES FAMILY MEAN TO YOU? You Tube video

What does Family meanto you? On a piece of paper write out what family means to you. Hand in for a reflection mark out of 4

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