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Unit #1: All in the Family

Unit #1: All in the Family. Katie Joss. “Canadians view families as essential to personal and social well-being.” ~Dr. Reginald Bibby. What constitutes a family? Take a few minutes; define FAMILY. Think-Pair-Share Class Discussion. Defining Family:. Statistics Canada:

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Unit #1: All in the Family

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  1. Unit #1: All in the Family Katie Joss “Canadians view families as essential to personal and social well-being.” ~Dr. Reginald Bibby

  2. What constitutes a family? • Take a few minutes; define FAMILY. • Think-Pair-Share • Class Discussion Defining Family:

  3. Statistics Canada: Census family is defined as a married couple and the children, if any, of either or both spouses; a couple living common law and the children, if any, of either or both partners; or, a lone parent of any marital status with at least one child living in the same dwelling. All members of a particular census family live in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. Children may be children by birth, marriage, or adoption regardless of their age or marital status as long as they live in the dwelling and do not have their own spouse or child living in the dwelling. Grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present also constitutes a family. Defining Family Cont. What do you think? Why do you think this definition is so descriptive?

  4. Vanier Institute of the Family: Non-governmental Canadian organization established in 1965 to conduct research on family. Family is defined as any combination of two or more persons who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth, and/or adoption/placement and who, together, assume responsibilities for variant combinations of some of the following; 1. Physical maintenance and care of group members 2. Addition of new member through procreation or adoption 3. Socialization of children 4. Social control of members 5. Production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services 6. Affective nurturance-love Defining Family Cont.

  5. Read as a class the following handout and complete the questions that follow. Why do we need family?

  6. Nuclear Family: -A family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children. Extended Family: • A family that extends beyond the nuclear family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives. Blended/Reconstituted Family: • Second marriage- combining of two households, including children from previous marriages and children from the remarriage. More Definitions of the Family:

  7. Childless Family: -Two adults who have chosen not to have children or are unable to have children Lone- Parent or Single parent Family: -composed of one parent with a child or children Cohabitating Couples/Common Law: -Involves two people living together without considering themselves each other's spouses or without legal recognition as spouses in the jurisdiction where the contract was formed Communal Family: -A group of families (nuclear) or childless who reside in a common dwelling and support each other in order to survive. More definitions of the Family:

  8. Complete the following assignment for next class. Assignment #1: Telling Tales of the Family

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