Handouts on Family

FAMILY - a group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood or adoption constituting a single household, interacting and communicating with each other creating a common culture (Burgess and Locke, 1991) - “Every happy family is happy in its own way, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” – Leo Tolstoy - a community of life, love and learning

GOALS:

- Procreation

- Education and Formation

- Protection, Affection and Satisfaction of Basic and Psychological Needs

- Socialization

Family & Marriage

Consanguine – related by blood

Conjugal – husband, wife and children

Endogamy – mates are chosen within the specified group

Exogamy – one should go outside to certain groups to select a mate

Polygamy – husband/ wife has more than one mate

Polygyny – husband has more than one mate

            Polyandry= wife has more than one mate

Monogamy – husband/wife has only one mate

Source of Authority

1.      Patriarchial

2.      Matriarchial

3.      Equalitarian

Emerging Profile of the Filipino Family: (NSO, 1994; CRC Study, 1994)
 1. majority of the population have nuclear family
 2. dependency of women and children are lessened
 3. decision making is egalitarian
4. marriage is necessary beginning of life- ‘security
5. virginity remains generally valued (although there is a high rate of pre-marital sex, extra-
marital sex is condemned)
6. infidelity is the most common ground for marital conflict
FACTORS AFFECTING FILIPINO FAMILIES: (Carandang)
 1. increase urban migration and overseas employment
2. increase and continuing exposure to mass media
3. increase in the incidence of violence

4. issues on moral degradation: a. being drunk, b. divorce and separation, c. pre-marital sex, d. cheating on one’s fiancé or husband/wife, e. viewing pornographic films and; f. having a mistress