Module 11 Family Structures and Legacies
Module 11 Family Structures and Legacies
STRUCTURES
& LEGACIES
MODULE 11
OBJECTIVES
• The family is the first group with which a person made contact
and the first source of socialization
Sigmund Freud
Had an experiment related to attachment
(“The Strange Situation”)
Types of Attachment
a) Secure
b) Avoidant
c) Ambivalent
d) Disorganized
Mary Ainsworth
Attachment
• A very important in the development of
the infant especially during the first 6
months of his/her life. (primary caretaker
and child).
RULE 1
RULE 2
RULE 3
RULE 4
Authoritative
Happens when the parents both
have firm limits on their children’s
behavior with love, affection and
warmth. They are willing to listen
and may consider their children’s
viewpoint.
PERMISSIVE
Demonstrated through giving
very few rules or demands to
their children
PERMISSIVE PERMISSIVE
INDULGENT NEGLECTFUL
Parents ignore their children
Parents are those that
and allow them to do
are too involved with
whatever they want
their children
FAMILY STRUCTURE
Nuclear Family