1. Chapter 3
The Family

2. Family
Two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption who live together or
Two or more people who have chosen to live together and share interests, roles, and resources
Each family is unique in its style and makeup, with attachment and commitment binding members together

3. Family Functions Goals Functions Growth and development of its members
Survival and personal fulfillment
Establishment of values and governing rules
Functions
Physical maintenance
Protection
Nurturance
Socialization and education
Reproduction
Recreation

4. Family Types
Nuclear or Conjugal Family: also known as the traditional family; consists of a husband, a wife, and their children
Extended Family: consists of the nuclear family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins living together under the same roof
Single-Parent Family: consists of an adult living with one or more children; in most cases, single parents are divorced, separated, or widowed.
Blended or Reconstituted Family: created when one or both partners bring children from a previous marriage into the relationship

5. Family Types (continued)
Cohabitative Family: a man and woman choosing to live together without the legal bonds of matrimony, but in all other ways this type of family resembles the nuclear or blended family
Communal Family: consists of a group of people who have a common philosophy, value system, and goals, and who choose to live together, sharing roles and resources
Foster or Adoptive Family: those who take temporary responsibility for raising a child other than their own
Lesbian or Gay Family: two women or two men, with or without children

6. Family Stages Couple stage Childbearing stage Grown-child stage
Older family stage

7. Factors That Affect the Family
Family size
Birth order
Gender of children

8. Family Patterns
In the authoritarian or autocratic family, parents usually make all decisions
The authoritative or democratic family offers its members choices and encourages participation and individual responsibility
The permissive or laissez-faire family offers its members complete freedom

9. Functional vs. Dysfunctional Families
Foster growth and development
Promote physical and social well-being
Meet members’ needs
Maintain stability
Promote individuality
Dysfunctional families
Are unable to offer stability
Have poor interpersonal skills
Are unable to deal with stresses

10. Common Family Stresses
Financial problems
Parenting concerns and conflicts
Illness
Death
Divorce
Lack of time
Unequal distribution of roles

11. Chapter Challenge Name three family types List common family stresses
Describe measures to lessen family stress