A family is a group of persons who live together as one and are united by ties of marriage, blood or adoption. Family members are each other kin.
TYPES OF FAMILY
THE NUCLEAR FAMILY: This is made up of a man, his wife and their children. It is also sometimes called a monogamous family because it arises from one man and one wife only.
POLYGAMOUS FAMILY: This is made up of a man, his wife and their several children. In a polygamous family, a man is legally married to more than one wife.
EXTENDED FAMILY: This type of family is made up of a husband, his wife or wives, their children and other relations like uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents etc.
FAMILY TREE
In the different types of families, members relate to each other in special ways. This relationship can be called a kinship pattern. A family tree is a graph or diagram that shows the kinship pattern of a family. It shows how family members are related to each other.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP OR KINSHIP PATTERNS
TITTLE RELATIONSHIP
Parents Father and Mother
Siblings Brothers and Sisters
Grandparents Parent’s parents
Great- grand- parents Grandparents of parents
Uncle’s Father’s or Mother’s brothers
Aunts Father’s or Mother’s sisters
Nephews Brother or Sister’s sons
Nieces Brother’s or Sister’s daughter
First cousin’s Uncle’s or Aunt’s children
Grandchildren A person’s children’s children
Great- grand-children A person’s grandchildren’s children
Evaluation:
- What is family?
- differentiate between monogamous and polygamous family
Assignment:
Draw the family tree of your extended family
See also:
BASIC PATTERN DRAFTING TECHNIQUES & FASHION DESIGNING
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDS) AND HIV/AIDS
ADOLESCENCE AND SEXUALITY
HYGIENE AND PUBERTY
FAMILY CONFLICTS AND CRISIS
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