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The Family

 * The family may be defined as a number of persons living unedr the same roof who are intimately related and who interrelate economically,socially and emotionally.
 * The family may be seen as an institution that is the cornerstone of society.
 * Families exist as an important means by which individuals learn the norms and values of society.



[[media:Ministry of Education.pdf|Hazel Manning]]

/The Changes in the Family in the Last 20 years/

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How Families Begin
Families may begin in any one of the following ways
 * conventional marriage
 * courtship dating engagement marriage
 * traditional marriage
 * arranged marriage
 * shot gun marriage
 * elope

Types of Families

 * 1) single parent family
 * 2) *consisting of mother or father and child children
 * 3) nuclear family
 * 4) *consisting of mother father and child children
 * 5) extended family
 * 6) *consisting of a number of generations living under the same roof
 * 7) reconstituted family
 * 8) *consisting of previously divorced persons remarrying and joining their families to make a new one
 * 9) sibling household
 * 10) *consisting of the eldest sibling caring for the younger ones in the absence of parents in the household

Functions of Families

 * Biological or Reproductive
 * Educational
 * Socialization
 * Cultural or Traditional
 * Economical or Financial
 * Emotional or Affectional