Q2 Module 4
Q2 Module 4
Structures
and
Legacies
Family
-comes from the Latin word
familia which means group of
people living in the household.
Family could be related by blood,
by birth, or by other relationship.
Family
- is the basic unit of society. It is
the smallest organization in the
community. It is said to be a
group of individual living together
in one household.
Family
- According to functionalist George
Murdock, a family is defined as “a social
group characterized by common residence,
economic cooperation and reproduction. It
includes adults and both sexes, at least two
of whom maintain a socially approved
sexual relationship and one or more
children, own and adopted of the sexually
cohabiting adults.”
Types of
Family
Structur
es
Nuclear Family
It is also known as
“conjugal” or
“traditional” family,
consisting of married
couples and their
offspring.
This type of
Extended Family family
includes all
relatives in proximity, such
as
grandparents, aunts,
uncles, and cousins. These
relatives typically live
together, and all share
Single Parent
This family type includes
Family
one parent and their
children only. A single
parent family could be the
result of a divorce, the
death of one parent, or
even a single parent
Step Family
A family where the parents
have divorced and remarried,
bringing children from other
unions together to form a
new nuclear family. It is also
known as “blended” family
because two families were
combined.
Foster Family
A family includes parent
who serves as a
temporary guardian for
one or more children to
whom they may or may
not be biologically related.
Adopted/Adoptive
Family
A family wherein parents
may adopt a child to
whom they share no blood
relationship, or one parent
may adopt the child of the
other parent.
Bi-racial or Multi-racial
Family
A family wherein
parents are from
different races
Blended Family
A family wherein
parents adopted a
child with a different
race
Conditionally Separated
A familyFamily
wherein one of
the family members is
conditionally separated
from the others. This
separation may be due to
their job or employment or
could be due to
Childless Family
Married couple
without children
Gay or Lesbian Family
A family wherein one
or both parents have
a different sexual
orientation and part
of the LGBT
community
Migrant Family
It is a family who settles
together in a different
place; it could be from one
place to another due to
some circumstances such
as the father’s job.
Immigrant Family
A family wherein one or
both parents are
already an immigrant of
other country. Their
children may be or may
not be an immigrant.
Genogram
Genogram
A genogram (pronounced: jen-uh-gram) is a
graphic representation of a family tree that
displays detailed data on relationships
among individuals. A genogram is a more
complex family tree because it describes not
only the family’s physical and social
relationships, but also the emotional
connections and other family attributes.
Genogram
A genogram is also known as a
McGoldrick–Gerson study (Jolly et
al., 1980). It goes beyond a
traditional family tree by allowing
the user to visualize hereditary
patterns and psychological factors
that punctuate relationships.
Genogram
Symbols
A genogram is a family tree or map
history that uses special symbols to
or