1)FAMILY STRUCTURE

TRADITIONAL NUCLEAR FAMILY

NUCLEAR FAMILY BLENDED FAMILY EXTENDED FAMILY SINGLE PARENT FAMILY

BINUCLEAR FAMILY
POLYGAMOUS FAMILY

2)FAMILY FUNCTION
AFFECTIVE FUNCTION
SOCIALISATION FUNCTION REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION ECONOMIC FUNCTION HEALTH CARE FUNCTION

3)PARENTAL ROLE
IN ALL FAMILIES, THE SOCIALLY RECOGNISED

STATUS OF FATHER&MOTHER EXISTS WITH SOCIALLY SANCTIONED ROLES THAT PRESCRIBE APPOPRIATE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR&CHILD REARING RESPONSIBILITIES.

ROLE LEARNING
TYPES OF ROLES
ASCRIBED ROLE

ACHIEVED ROLE
ADOPTED ROLE ASSUMED ROLE

4)FAMILY SIZE &CONFIGURATION

FAMILY SIZE
IN SMALL FAMILIES, MORE EMPHASISES

IS PLACED ON CHILDRENS INDIVIDUAL

DEVELOPMENT. PARENTING IS
INTENSIVE RATHER THAN EXTENSIVE.
RELAY MORE ON PARENTS

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LARGE FAMILIES
LESS CARING IN THE FAMILY

SIBLING SUPPORT&COOPRERTION
RELAY MORE ON PEERS

SPACING OF CHILDREN
IF OLDER ADULT IS YOUNG, TOO
IMMATURE TO BE THREATENED.

IF OLDER ADULT IS LITTLE OLDER-ABLE

TO UNDERSTAND SITUATION

SIBLING INTERACTION

SIBLING SPEND LONG TIME

TOGETHER AND COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER, AT THEIR BEST&WORST.

ORDINAL POSITION
ONLY CHILD-SELFISH, LONELY
FIRST BORN-DOMINANT, MORE PUNISHMENT,

ANXIOUS, MORE CONSERVATION, HIGHER

INTELLECTUAL
MIDDLE CHILDREN-RECEIVE LESS OF PARENTS TIME,

LEARN TO COMPROMISE
YOUNGEST CHILDREN-LESS DEPENDENT THN FIRST

BORN, LESS TENSE

5)PARENTING
PREPARATION FOR PARENTHOOD
PARENTAL FACTORS AFFECTIING PARENTING BEHAVIOURS