UNIT III

BUILDING AND
MAINTAINING
RELATIONSHIPS
NURTURING
FAMILY TIES
 How is your family
relationship at the moment?
smooth ? distant?
Full of conflict/
strain?

adjusting?
very happy?
What do you usually feel
when you are/when you
think about your family?
How do you take
care of your
family?
 THE FAMILY : IN PERSPECTIVES
▪ It is the basic unit of the society.
▪ Each family is unique as a result of the blending of
factors that influence the dynamics of behaviors and
interaction among family members in and outside of their
home.
▪ Factors include:
 family values
 Traditions
 Beliefs
 socio- economic status
 Functions of a
FAMILY
• PROCREATION
- the family is an institution
recognized to perform the duty
to procreate (to have children).
Along with it is the duty of the
parents to provide other life-
giving and loving ways of
raising them.
 Functions of a
FAMILY
• ECONOMIC PROVISION
- caring for the children includes
taking care of their needs over and
above the basics : food, shelter,
clothing, and education.
Functions of a
FAMILY
• LOVE

“Family is where life

begins and where love
never ends.”
 Functions of a
FAMILY
• SOCIALIZATION
- the family provides immediate
opportunities for the children to grow through
interactions.

Note: Social Interactions build social ties,

develop language and behaviour and promote
learning.
 Functions of a
FAMILY
• SENSE OF
SECURITY
“Family offers a stable
companionship – a feeling
that you are not alone in this
world.”
 FAMILY STRUCTURES
NUCLEAR FAMILY BLENDED
FAMILY
EXTENDED FAMILY CHILDLESS FAMILY
FAMILY WITH WORKING SINGLE- PARENT
PARENTS FAMILY

OTHER FAMILY SETUPS/

FRAMEWORKS
FAMILY STRUCTURES
OTHER FAMILY SETUPS/ FRAMEWORKS:

1.Common Law /
Domestic
Partners
2. Same Sex Partners
 PARENTING STYLES
a.Authoritarian
 this is characterized by rigid
and/ or demanding parenting
style.
 Parents are very strict. They
expect their children to follow
them without question.
 They do not tolerate misbehavior
and do not hesitate to apply
punishment to control behaviour.
 PARENTING STYLES
b. Permissive
 Opposite of Authoritarian.
 Parents of this nature are
very giving to the point of
spoiling their children.
 They are warm and loving
 They have few expectations
and minimal limitations.
 PARENTING STYLES
c. Authoritative
 Balance
 Parents set clear expectations from their
children.
 They set reasonable limitations, yet they also
give them room for independence.
 PARENTING STYLES
d. Neglectful
 Parents are not involve in child- rearing.
 They may provide for the child’s needs, but are
emotionally detached, unsupportive of their
children, inconsistent or unpredictable.
 IN WHAT WAY CAN YOU
NURTURE YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR
FAMILY?
Nurturing Family
Relationships

“TLC”
FAMILY GENOGRAM
EXAMPLE: