Family Introduction
Definition of Family:
Oxford dictionary:
defines family in this way a group of people consisting of one set of parents
and their children whether living together or not. In wider sense any group of
people connect blood, marriage, adoption, etc.
George Murdock 1949: American Anthropology:
A
social group characterized by common residence economic cooperation and
reproduction it includes adults of both sexes at least of two of whom maintain
a socially approved sexual relation with one or more children own or adopted,
of the sexually co habiting adults.
Salvador Minuchin: a contemporary
definition of family:
Family
is a group of people connected emotionally and/or by blood to have live
together long enough to develop patters of interaction and stories that justify
and explain those pattern and interaction.
Reeta sonawat:
A
unit of two or more person united by marriage, blood, adoption or consensual in
generally consisting of one single house hold interacting and communicating
with each other.
Anderson Sabatelli:
There are certain pattern within the family that are common: four
aspects:
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Identity formation:
Aspect of belongingness to one another.
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Socialization of
family members: Teaching
children how to behave in the society.
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Maintains of
family boundaries: Acceptable
within the boundaries.
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Promoting the
health and welfare of the family members: Family
life satisfaction.
John Witte:
Marriage
can be approach in four perspectives-
1.
Contract: Marriage is a contract, form by mutual concern of the marital
couples and the subject to their will and preference. It is voluntary
2.
Spiritual
association: It is subject
creeds, codes, cultic, laws and cannon of the religious community.
It
is the religious
3.
Social estate: It is subject special state laws of property inheritance and the
expectation of the local community. Social and legal
4.
Natural institution: it is subject to the natural laws taught by the reason and
conscience nature and customs. Natural order
Definition of Marriage
Vijay Nagaswami:
“Marriage
is the partnership a contract between two concerting adult who are both in a
state of preference both to make a commitment to facilitate each other
growth and personal development by creating a safe, loving, respectful and
trusting space as the joint venture.”
10 aspect of new Indian marriage:
1.
It is focuses
on emotional fulfillment of both partner and not merely pro-creation of recreation.
2.
It is owned by
both the partners in the marriage and not by anyone else.
3.
It recognizes
two step of personal space.
4.
It appreciates
the fights issues and conflicts as inevitable when two individual engaged in a
closed and intense relationship.
5.
Use relational
processes to manage their fight issues and context.
6.
Employs a zero
tolerance towards abuse whether physical, verbal, sexual or emotional.
7.
Space adequate
attention to the experience and expression of sexual and emotional intimacy.
Emotional
intimacy, intellectual intimacy, spiritual intimacy, re-creational intimacy,
experiential intimacy, physical intimacy.
8.
Believes and
parent and children needs their own space and that each should rest outside the
marriage space.
9.
Works towards
transparent and honest communication styles.
10.
Understand that
divorce is a legitimate option (if the marriage does not work despite the best
efforts of both partners), but only final one.
Family Structure: What makes a family.
1.
Socio economic
2.
Urbanization
3.
Roles/ power
status
A.
Gender
i.
Position of
women
ii.
Age of man
B.
Age – Birth
(Elder/Younger)
4.
Family
Relationship
A.
Filial- Parent
child relationship
B.
Fraternal-among
siblings
C.
Conjugal - husband
and wife
D.
In law - marriage
5.
Family function
A.
Socialization-
How the child behaves in the society and family became first to impact.
B.
Individual
development- Family responsible for each individual development and has great
influence.
C.
Sub systems- The
smooth functioning of a family depends on relationship of Husband and wife and
how sub0system are in function.
6.
Family
interaction
It
is based on three things
A.
Cohesion – The
bond and connection of the family.
B.
Communication –
It is the key in family, building strong relation and rapport through
communication.
C.
Conflict
resolution – Conflict is not a sign of family collapse but it is part and
parcel of family functions but need a dynamic solution.
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