basic unit of the society

Primary entity of health care or institution responsible for the physical, emotional and social support of its members.

An open and developing system of interacting personalities with structure and process enacted in relationships among the individual members regulated by resources and stressors and existing within the larger community

is characterized by people together because of birth, marriage, Specific descriptions of family types vary greatly depending on family roles, generational issues, means of family support, and sociocultural influences.

Almost all families, regardless of type, share common activities.

Is a unit of interacting persons bound by ties of blood, marriage or adoption.

Two or more people who live in the same household (usually), share a common emotional bond, and perform certain interrelated social tasks.

They influence the health and activities of their members.

are roles that individuals within a family take on, either explicitly or implicitly, to fulfill various responsibilities and functions within the family unit.

roles that are casually acquired within the family

recognized by expectations associated with roles

is established through caring and a commitment to a common purpose

the right of spouses to found a family in accordance with their religious convictions and the demands of responsible parenthood

family as the foundation of the nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development.

The family has the duty to care for its elderly members but the state may also do so through just programs of social security

Marriage, as an inviolable social institution, is the foundation of family and shall be protected by the state.

The family supports spouses or partners by providing for companionship and meeting affective, sexual, and socioeconomic needs. By developing a sense of love and belonging, the family gives the children emotional gratification and psychological security.

is the process of learning how to become productive members of society.

the rural family is a unit of production where the whole family works as a team, participating in farming, fishing, or cottage industries.

Despite the changing forms of family, it has remained the university accepted institution for reproductive function and child rearing.

Promotes the stability of family members by meeting psychological needs

Society is characterized by a hierarchy of its members into social classes.

is more of a unit of consumption where economically productive members works separately to earn salaries or wages.

The family provides for the survival need (food, shelter, and clothing) of its dependent members, like young children and the aged.

Consists of two people living together, usually a woman and a man, without children.

where a man has more than one spouse

Code of Muslim

Commonly described as a “live-in” arrangement between an unmarried couple who are called common-law spouses and their child or children from such an arrangements.

results from a death of a spouse, separation, divorce, birth of a child to an unmarried woman, or adoption of a child by a single man or woman.

the couple are expected to be loving and faithful to each other all throughout their marriage

internal sense of obligation and privilege, respect, affection, or sexual attraction existing in the mind and heart of each spouse

which link the couple together as they support their families basic needs

Strong bond exists between parents and children

Filipino parents train and discipline their children on mutual love, protection and respect.

refers to the family where you came from.

refers to the family you yourself created.

husband and wife exercise a more or less amount of authority, father and mother decides

everybody is involve in decision making

one member gains dominance over the others.

the parents and children have their own areas of decisions and control.

In order to understand a family system we must look at the family as a whole.

A way to explain how the family as a unit interacts with larger units outside the family and with smaller units inside the family.

Describes how families organize themselves into various smaller units or subsystems that together comprise the larger family system. Families may organize themselves into subsystems to accomplish the tasks and goals of the family