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Section 5. 1 Families Today

Section 5. 1 Families Today The aim: • to show the structure of families is changing nowadays • to make an accent on parents’ and children’s responsibilities • to emphasize the importance of family values

Section 5. 1 Families Today • The family is often called the “basic unit of society. ” Slide 3 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Traditional Family of the past • The mother, who was the homemaker • The father, who was the breadwinner • 2 children under the age of 18.

Section 5. 1 Families Today The Changing Family Three main factors account for changes in the family nowadays: • more women in the work force • a high divorce rate • an increase in the age at which people marry Slide 5 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today High Divorce Rate • A divorce is a legal agreement to end a marriage. • Divorce affects a family’s structure, finances, and health—emotional and physical. Slide 6 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Postponing Marriage • Today many young people delay marriage and parenthood until later in life. • Most women have two children, and a growing number have none. Slide 7 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Family Forms • Children can live in nuclear, singleparent, extended, blended, or foster families. Slide 8 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Nuclear Family • A nuclear family consists of • a couple and their child or children living together in one household. Slide 9 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Single-Parent Family • A single-parent family is a family in which only one parent lives with the child or children. • Mothers head about 90 percent of single-parent families. • Financial problems are often major ones in single-parent families. Slide 10 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Extended Family • An extended family is a group of close relatives living together or near each other. Slide 11 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Blended Family • A blended family consists of a biological parent, a stepparent, and the children of one or both parents. Slide 12 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today • In a foster family, stepparents care for Foster Family children whose biological parents are unable to care for them. Slide 13 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Adults’ Responsibilities • The heads of families are expected to provide for their children’s basic needs. • Food • Clothing • Shelter • Education • Health care • Security • Love • Responsibility for their children’s behavior Slide 14 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Children’s Responsibilities • young children must dress themselves, tidy up their room, and do homework. • Teenagers have to do household chores, care for younger brothers or sisters, or add to the family income. • You are also responsible for following family rules and for showing respect for all family members. Slide 15 of 23

Section 5. 1 Families Today Shared Responsibilities • Many families divide up the responsibilities. • There are benefits to sharing household chores. • Children who are trusted with important tasks develop a sense of responsibility and higher self-esteem. Slide 16 of 23

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Section 5. 1 Families Today Family values • Love and caring • Trust and support • Mutual understanding • Respect to parents • Tolerance • Shared responsibilities • Common interests • Joint rest

Section 5. 1 Families Today Summary Slide 19 of 23