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What Are Family Structures

This document discusses different types of family structures and their influence on adolescent development. It outlines four essential family structures: nuclear, single-parent, extended, and childless. It then examines how each structure can impact an adolescent's development and learning. Key factors discussed include parental authority styles, social learning theory, heredity, and creating a genogram to trace family patterns over generations.

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What Are Family Structures

This document discusses different types of family structures and their influence on adolescent development. It outlines four essential family structures: nuclear, single-parent, extended, and childless. It then examines how each structure can impact an adolescent's development and learning. Key factors discussed include parental authority styles, social learning theory, heredity, and creating a genogram to trace family patterns over generations.

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CHAPTER 13

FAMILY STRUCTURES AND LEGACIES


WHAT ARE FAMILY STRUCTURES?

Family
A group of individuals living under one roof and usually under on head.
- according to Meriam Webster Online Dictionary
Two or more persons who share values and goals, and have a commitment to each
other over time.
- a sociological point of view of a Filipino sociologist, Belen T. G. Medina, PhD
(Medina 2001)
THE FOUR ESSENTIAL TYPES OF FAMILY STRUCTURES
TOBY SHELTON

 Nuclear family
 Single parent family
 Extended family
 Childless family
NUCLEAR OR TRADITIONAL FAMILY

 Is comprised of a father, a mother, and their offspring/s.

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SINGLE PARENT FAMILY

 Who rears the child or children while earning for the offspring/s.
 Supported by relatives or hired caregivers to take care of the growing children, which is now a common
occurrence in many Asian countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong.
 Financially assisted by parents or relatives.
EXTENDED FAMILY
 Very common family arrangement found in many parts of the world and most particularly in Asia.
 The nuclear family plus the parents of either the husband or wife, or both their parents, depending on the
arrangement they make.
CHILDLESS FAMILY

 Is just a couple without any child or children, and who may be living all by themselves.
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY STRUCTURE ON THE ADOLESCENT

Nuclear or Traditional Family


 The values, social skills, and behavior are directly learned from the parents (and/or primary caregivers).
 These are expressed in the unique parenting styles, the nature of parental authority they practice, and the general
atmosphere at home.

Single Parent Family


 The absence of one parent (either the father or the mother) may create an impact on the growing child who would
normally look up to authority as role models.
 Single parents try to become both the mother and the father, or may seek out a relative (usually of the opposite sex of the
single parent) to stand in to compensate for the absence of the other parent.
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY STRUCTURE ON THE ADOLESCENT

 Extended Family
 The presence of different generations within a home provides the child a sense of stability in relationships as he or she
witnesses firsthand how relationships can work and endure challenges, and to see a continuum in the family line.
 The presence of grandparents also provides child a sense of anchoring or rooting to the family’s history: thus, enabling the
child particularly when the biological parents may adopt a parenting style that is opposite that of the grandparents.
PARENTAL AUTHORITY AND PARENTING STYLES

Authoritative Parenting
 Is a key factor in the psychosocial development of an adolescent, and it is believed to foster a healthy and positive impact on
the adolescent’s development.
 Is about exercising control over a child’s behavior but not the child’s emotions, beliefs, and self-concept.
Authoritative Parents
 Are those who insist on their child learning important values, norms, and rules, but are also willing to sitdown to listen and
negotiate with them should they resist.
ALBERT BANDURA’S THEORY OF SOCIAL LEARNING HINGES ON
THREE CONCEPTS

 Learning takes place through observation (or modelling)

 Mental states are important to learning


 Which means that a child’s learning can be self-reinforced or rewarded if there is satisfaction or pride in what was learned

 Not all learning can lead to changes in behavior


 Parents of adolescents need to understand the challenges involved in their
development, such as their struggle for independence and self-autonomy, the
formation of their identity and roles, and learning the value of fidelity in the process.
 Parents can serve as the models their adolescents can emulate while at the same
time supporting their development toward young adulthood.
FAMILY HEREDITY

 There are some characteristics that are influenced by heredity, and even by the environment.
 Intelligence is another thing that is passed on due to heredity, but is also due to other factors like brain size, structure, and
the compilation of many genes resulting to intelligence.
 There is a 40% to 50% chance of personality traits being passed through heredity.
 Some believed that personality traits can also be learned through observations.
GENOGRAM

 Is a graphical map of family’s history that traces and illustrates patterns in its structure and characteristics using
special symbols to describe relationships, major events, diseases, traditions, social and personal beliefs and rituals,
cultural heritage, religious beliefs, value systems, philosophies about life, and the dynamics of a family ovr seeral
generations.
 There are possible traits you may want to trace in your family. Here are some suggestions:
 Physical characteristics
 Genetic or external factors
 Religious values including religious affiliations, religious practices, and religious beliefs.
 Family values
 Cultural background
HOW TO MAKE A GENOGRAM
 Step 1
 Ask yourself this first question. What is my purpose of creating a genogram? If this clear with you, then you can start
creating a list of persons in your family that will be part of the genogram. You may also start collecting relevant information
that are easily accessible to you like your parents, siblings, close relatives, and friends.
 Step 2
 Determine the number of generations you would like to be represented in your genogram.
 For example:
 Grandparents on your mother’s side
 Grandparents on your father’s side
 Your parents
 Your parents’ siblings
 Your siblings
 Your first cousins

 Step 3
 You may start your research by asking your parents and grandparents (if they are still living).

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