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Family Issues (1C-10)

Functions of the Family

The family serves many basic needs of its members. The family provides the following six functions:

Care 
    Providing a physical (shelter and clothing) and emotional (guidance and reassurance) environment in which family members feel safe. 

Education 
    Making family members knowledgeable regarding the laws and customs of the community.

Financial Support
     Providing an economic base to meet the needs of the family members.

Love  
    Feeling tenderness and emotional attachment for family members.

Recreation
    Participating in leisure activities together as a family (shopping, entertainment, and sports) .

Reproduction
    Producing family members through birth or adoption.



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Assignment: 

1. Match the behaviors below to the functions they meet. Choose the function on the line in front of the behavior. 


Choose from these six functions 

Care 
Education
Financial Support
Reproduction  
Love
Recreation

       Functions                                                     Behaviors 


                 A. Jose earns $8 an hour to support his family. 

                 B. Paul showed his little brother how to brush his teeth. 

                 C. Sandy locked the doors when she left for school. 

                 D. Andy planned the food for a family Love picnic. 

                 E. David and Janet's first child was a boy they named Alex. 

                 F. Debbie patted her sister's back after she completed her competition. 


 

 

2. Describe things you did as a family member within the last six months. Indicate which of the six functions each activity fulfilled. 



 

3. Which of the six family functions are most important to you in your family today?