THE FAMILY

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 kins.

 

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 wives 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 husband, his wife or wives, their children and other relations like uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents e.t.c.

 

FAMILY TREE

In the different types of family, members relate to each other in special ways. This relationship can be called 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

Grand- parents                                          Parent’s parents

Great- grand- parents                                Grand- parents of parents

Uncles                                                       Father’s or Mother’s brothers

Aunts                                                        Father’s or Mother’s sisters

Nephews                                                   Brother’s or Sister’s sons

Nieces                                                       Brother’s or Sister’s daughter

First cousins                                              Uncle’s or Aunt’s children

Grand children                                          A person’s children’s children

Great- grand- children                              A person’s grand children’s children

Evaluation:

1. What is family?
2.  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

 

See also:

• the family stone
• the family that preys
• the family man
• the family
• the family stone cast
• the family business
• the family stone streaming
• the family upstairs
• the family chantel
• the family movie cast
• types of family
• types of family structures
• types of family therapy
• types of family dynamics
• types of family curses
• types of family members
• types of family planning
• types of family emergencies
• types of family systems
• types of family law
• family tree
• family tree maker
• family tree dna
• family tree template
• family tree nursery
• family tree tattoo
• family tree maker free
• family tree search
• family tree example
• family tree of the duttons