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Lecture Note- Family and Structure. PHC

The document discusses the definition, dynamics, types, roles, and functions of families, emphasizing their importance in socialization and support. It categorizes families into six types, including nuclear, single-parent, and extended families, and highlights the differences between healthy and dysfunctional families. Additionally, it addresses problem-solving strategies within families and the impact of family health behaviors on individual and community well-being.

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Lecture Note- Family and Structure. PHC

The document discusses the definition, dynamics, types, roles, and functions of families, emphasizing their importance in socialization and support. It categorizes families into six types, including nuclear, single-parent, and extended families, and highlights the differences between healthy and dysfunctional families. Additionally, it addresses problem-solving strategies within families and the impact of family health behaviors on individual and community well-being.

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Lecture Note: The Structure and Functions of the Family

1. What is a Family?
From basic definition, a family is a group of two or more individuals who reside in the same
home and are connected by marriage, birth, or adoption. Furthermore, a family can be defined
in the following ways:

According to Wikipedia, a family is defined as a group of people who are related by marriage
(affinity) or blood (birth). In another definition, Saylor Academy states a family consists of
two or more persons who are joined by marriage, blood, adoption, or a voluntary relationship
constitute a family.

Also the Administration for Health Resources and Services (HRSA) defines family as a
group of individual who live together as a single unit and are connected by birth, marriage, or
adoption. A family, for instance, could consist of parents, kids, and even other relatives.

2. Family Dynamics
Family dynamics by definition is the study of the connections, roles, and interactions among
family members. Dynamics significantly differ from one family to another. Here are few
instances:

a. Authoritarian/ Authoritative: One who strictly controls the activities of other members of
the household.
b. Competitive: Family members who seek constant validation in terms of resources or
attention from one another.
c. Family members who are emotionally distant or disconnected or uninvolved from one
another.
d. Communal: Just as the term implies, the cooperation and support from members of the
family.
e. Alliance: Similar to the communal existence wherein within the family, some individuals
create close-knit groupings that occasionally exclude others.
Therefore, dependent on how family members interact and support one another, these
relationships may be constructive or detrimental to the whole existence of family members.

3. Different Types of Families


Families can take many different forms. The six most prevalent kinds are as follows:
a. Nuclear family is the conventional family structure in which two parents and their
offspring reside together.
b. Single parent is responsible for parenting the children in a single-parent household.
c. Extended family is made up of several generations who live together or maintain strong
ties, including parents, kids, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
d. The childless family is a pair or group of people who, either voluntarily or by necessity, do
not have children.
When one or both parents remarry, children from prior marriages are combined to form a
step-parent family.
e, Family of Grandparents: In certain cases, grandparents take on the role of primary
caregiver for their grandkids.
The three most prevalent family kinds are the nuclear, single-parent, and extended families.

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4. The Roles and Functions of a Family
Families have a significant influence on how their members and the community live. These
are some of the main purposes:
a, Socialization: via establish beliefs, customs, and cultural traditions in children, teaching
them how to engage with the outside world.
b. Practical and Emotional Support: In times of need, families provide consolation, counsel,
and assistance.
c. Controlling sexual behavior and misconceptions on reproduction: Families provide
guidance to people on sexuality, relationships, and childrearing.
d. Social Identity: Families provide us a sense of connection and belonging.

5. Healthy Families vs. Dysfunctional Families


While some families may struggle, others function well together and offer a safe, atmosphere.
However, a "perfect" family does not exist.

Leading a family can be challenging, particularly if you were not raised in a household with a
healthy structure, as rightly quoted by Dr. Alison Cook, families can be dysfunctional or
healthy, but most of them are in the middle.
Thus every member of a healthy family is a vital contributor of a "system," which means that
everything functions as a whole to promote everyone's wellbeing, while a dysfunctional
family, on the other hand, faces difficulties with conflict, communication, and bad behavioral
patterns.

6. Problems Solving
Relationships can be strengthened when family problems are resolved in a constructive
manner. Here's a basic method for tackling problems:
a. Identify the problem.
b. Open communication: Limit and avoid favoritism, while practicing active listening to have
honest discussions.
c. Identify common grounds: via shared goals, and understand weaknesses and strengths.
d. Provide solutions that benefit all parties.
e. Professional assistance, via the help of a family counselor or coach.

7. Family Patterns in Primary Health Care


Health behaviors of members are greatly influenced by their families, as this is where basic
habits were formed. Children who grow up in a household that values physical activity are
likely to do the same and remain active if their parents made fitness a priority.

The family is the cornerstone of society and has impact on communal health as well as
individual well-being. Healthier, and supportive settings can be achieved by having a
thorough understanding of the family dynamics, types to functions of families, and how to
resolve family issues.
Therefore health and medical professionals must comprehend how families affect health in
order to provide effective primary care.

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