Kazakh Abylai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages ​​

Faculty of Oriental Studies

Chair of World Cultures and Civilizations

Project work Theme:"The types of families"

Made by: Serik Shyngys

109 group

Checked by: Bulekbayeva L.

ALMATY 2014

Passport

Theme of project: "The types of families"

Aim: Research and understand the types of families

Objectives:

1. To learn about the types of families

Conclusion:

Every family is a small but the most important unit of our big society. It is intended to remember our nearest and dearest, beloved people and go on good relationship between relatives, and keep all members of the whole family happy.

Bibliography:

1. http://wiki.iteach.ru

2. http://english-exam.ru

3. http://www.comenglish.ru

4. http://www.en365.ru/family

Content

1. Introduction…………………………………………………………. 3

2. The Function of Families…………………………………………… 4

   1. Family roles…………………………………………………………. 5

   2. Types of families……………………………………………………. 7

   3. Family Solutions……………………………………………………. 10

3. Conclusion………………………………………………………….. 11

4. Bibliography………………………………………………………… 12

Intrudaction What is a family?

You may think this is a fairly straightforward question with a simple answer. But think about it for a minute then ask yourself, "Who and what do I include in my family?" You might say your parents, your siblings, and/or your spouse. But what about the family pet? What if you were raised by your grandparents and your parents played little to no role in your life? Who, then, do you consider your family? Is family limited to genetically related individuals; those we typically think of as kin?

Questioning the basic concept of family is a relatively new phenomenon, though variations in what we consider a "family" are not. There are so many variations of "family" today that it is hard to define what, exactly, a family is. Generally, we think of a family as a domestic group  of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent from: (1) a common ancestor, (2) marriage, or (3) adoption. Families generally have some degree of kinship.

But society increasingly accepts a number of variations on traditional family forms. Consider each of the following examples:

• an elderly man and his twelve cats

• a cohabiting homosexual couple with three foster children

• a mixed group of singles sharing a town home in a large city

• a close knit fraternity or sorority

• a small group of soldiers fighting in a foreign country

Each of the above groups differs from the traditional form of family: a man, a woman, and their children. This traditional notion of parents and children as family is called a nuclear family and is an invention of the Western World. It is a social construct that does not necessarily reflect the reality of family life for many people. In fact, with recent developments in the U.S., the nuclear family is no longer the primary form of social life in the U.S. According to recent census data, more adult women now live alone or are raising their children alone than are living with a spouse or raising their children with a spouse. What many people consider a family is not the only family form; families are diverse in both form and function.

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The Function of Families

The primary function of the family is to reproduce society, both biologically, through procreation, and socially, through socialization. Given these functions, one's experience of one's family shifts over time. From the perspective of children, the family is a family of orientation: the family functions to locate children socially, and plays a major role in their socialization. From the point of view of the parents, the family is a family of procreation: the family functions to produce and socialize children. In some cultures marriage imposes upon women the obligation to bear children. In northern Ghana, for example, payment of bride wealth signifies a woman's requirement to bear children, and women using birth control face substantial threats of physical abuse and reprisals.

Producing offspring is not the only function of the family. Marriage sometimes establishes the legal father of a woman's child; establishes the legal mother of a man's child; gives the husband or his family control over the wife's sexual services, labor, and property; gives the wife or her family control over the husband's sexual services, labor, or property; establishes a joint fund of property for the benefit of children; establishes a relationship between the families of the husband and wife. No society does all of these; no one of these is universal. In societies with a sexual division of labor, marriage, and the resulting relationship between a husband and wife, is necessary for the formation of an economically productive household. In modern societies marriage entails particular rights and privilege that encourage the formation of new families even when there is no intention of having children.

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