FAMILY AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION

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We are Nicole Espiritu and Sahira Rayos, students from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and we are presenting you a time capsule on Family as a Social Institution.

What are Social Institutions?

- According to H.L Barners, "Social institution represents the social structure and machinery through which human society organizes, directs, and executes the multifarious activities, requires to satisfy human needs." 

What is Family as a Social Institution?

- Family is the main foundation of every society. The most important thing that anyone has is a family. Relationship within the family is more important than relationships we establish outside the family. In a family, children are reminded of their roles in the society at an early age. Parents are there to guide their children in developing the values, attitude and way of thinking of their children as they grow.

I. Structure

What is a Family composed of?

- Father

- Mother

- Child/Children

II. Functions  

 Biological Function   

> The most important function of family is increase of human beings along with bringing up the children. Without this the human generation can not maintain its existence.  

Love and Affection  

> Family gives love and affection to its members in any case. It also satisfies the sexual needs of a person due to love and affection among husband, wife, and children the family and the social life is strengthened.   

Educational Function  

> Family is the first school of the children. The family gives basic formation to the children although the schools are major source of education but first and foremost education comes from family. The family focuses on social and religious education.  

Recreational Function  

> The family does take care of recreational needs of its members. It is the family which teaches a person about the limits to fulfill the recreational needs.   

Religious Function  

> Family is the first source which gives religious identity to the children. We are not born Muslims or Christian it is the family which gives us religious identity. With the initiation of the socialization process the religious formation is also started.   

Function of Social Protection  

> The family provide protection to its members from every kind of social and natural problems. It gives psychological as well as social support to the members.  

Economic Function  

> The parents work hard for the economic empowerment of their children they bring them up and send them for formal education so that they ma be able to earn their lively hood. Incase of unemployment it is the family which takes care of a person.  

II. Culture  

MATERIAL CULTURE

Family Picture

Money

 Gadgets

House

Dining Table

Grandfather's Clock

Coin Collection

NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

Religion

 Baptism

Family Bonding

Outings

Food Trip

 Education

 

Birthday Party

  Entertainment

 

The Filipino families continues to adapt the world's modernization. We continue to do and make tarditions, yet we must not cling to these traditions. 

Wikipedia defines family as a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. 

Other people described it as a collection and association of people who share a common belief and a taxonomic group containing one or more genera. Family is simply defined as a group of individuals living under the same house sharing responsibilities and love for each other.

Families that prays together,

STAYS TOGETHER! :)

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References:

Sources:

http://insocioracemikki.blogspot.com/2007/04/introduction_09.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUqkJFBkW_c&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBdkq02CZ58

 

Images:

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