Family Determinants INTRODUCTION The home is the person

Family Determinants

INTRODUCTION � The home is the person primary environment from the time he is born until the day he dies. � When it may change over the years, owing to relocation, marriage, divorce, death and birth of new members, the family unit the pattern of living that meet the need of its members remain relatively constant. � Most people think of the home influence as limited to the childhood years.

WHY FAMILY INFLUENCE PREDOMINANTE ? spent in the home-family influence on personality is greatest when the major part of one`s time is spent in the home and member of the family. � Control over behavior-family member exert more control over a person`s behavior than any other person or group of persons. � Emotional relationship-when a child may have a strong emotional attachment to a teacher or a friend this attachment rarely has the permanency that family relationship have. � Early social experiences-At the time when the foundation of personality pattern are being laid, the child`s primary social experiences take place in the home. � Time

INFLUENCE ON PERSONALITY DIRECT INFLUENCE –The family influence personality pattern development by molding and by communication. INDIRECT INFLUENCE- By identification with someone who is admired and loved , a child or even adult tries to mold his own personality after that of other person.

FAMILY DETERMINANTS � EMOTIONAL ENV OF THE HOME � SIZE OF FAMILY � FMILY ROLES � DEVIANT FAMILY PATTERN

EMOTIONAL CLIMATE OF THE HOME While the emotional climate of the school has a strong influence on personality, it is much less important than that of the home. � Firstly- The individual spend a relatively short time in school as compared with the time spent in the home. � Secondly-The school affect only the child not the parents, grandparents or other relatives.

EFFECT OF HOME ENV ON PERSONLITY � DIRECT INFLUENCE- The person`s characteristics pattern of behavior and his characteristic adjustment life. � INDIRECT INFLUENCE – The home environment influence the persons by the effect in has on his attitude toward people.

SIZE OF FAMILY � The kind of family a person grow up in or lives in as an adult is influence by its size and composition in terms of the people who live under the same roof and are interrelated in their pattern of living. � DIRECT INFLUENCE-It determines what role the person will play in the family constellation, what kind of relationship he will have with other family member, and to a large extent, what opportunities he will to make the most of his native abilities. � INDIRECT INFLUENCE-The Personality pattern through the kind of home env fostered by families of different sizes and by the attitudes of the most important members of the family toward the person.

Different size of families on personality size families – most small families are economically secure enough to give all children opportunities to prepare themselves for adult life, through the firstborn often of these advantage. � Medium size families - The child grow up in a medium sized families never has a reason to feel lonely because he always has sibling around. � Large families – families with six or more children are considered ‘’ large “ in our culture. � Small

family role � In every family regardless of its size and composition each member is expected to play a role. � DIRECTLY EFFECT – role –playing affects the self concept by determining how the individual feels about the role he is expected to play and how well he believes he plays it. � indirectly effect – The effect of role playing comes from its influence on the home env and how family members and outsiders judge the individual `s success in playing the role the social group expects him to play.

Factor influence role playing Attitude toward role- the person`s attitude towards the role he is expected to play affects how he plays the role and how he feel about being expected to play it. q Concept of role - The person`s concept of the role he and other family members are expected to play influence his attitude towards his own role playing as well his attitude toward theirs. q Social attitude towards family role-the attitude of family member towards their role are greatly influence by social attitudes-attitudes held by community. q

q. Satisfaction from role –The amount of satisfaction the persons derives from playing the role he is expected to play in the family affects his attitude toward it.

Deviant family pattern � No family pattern is ‘’deviant unless it differs from other families in the group with which the person is identified in some way. � Divorce and remarriage may be considered deviant in one social group while , in another, they are so common as to regarded as normal. � Solo families- when one parent is absent, due to death, divorce , desertion, separation or some other cause, the home becomes a ‘’solo’’ home with one parent, usually the mother, playng the role of both parents.

Divorced families � Divorce normally eliminates some of the friction so damaging to the home environment. � In most cases of divorce, the care of the children is awarded to the mother, and the damaging effect of living in a solo home are compounded by the social stigma of being different or disgraced.