By: Makenzie, Marina, Rachel,,Jessie, Lizzy & molly

 Our Definition: A family is a group of people with a hierarchy. This group does not have to be blood related.  Vanier Institute of Family’s Definition: A unit of emotional and financial dependence. It can include single parents with children, gay or lesbian partners and unmarried couples.

 Population growth provides a competitive advantage that usually enables the society to become wealthier.  Families socialize children by teaching them skills knowledge, value and attitudes of their society. Learning this allows children to relate to adult roles.  Families monitor the behavior of other family members as a social control to protect the reputation of all individuals in the family.  Members of the family encourage moral and motivated attitudes. Meeting the emotional needs is the foundation of our commitment to one and other.

 Government, religion, law, and education all share similar functions as those of a family. The government, and law aid in the physical care for people, by making different laws in order to protect each individual. As well, the health care system aids greatly in physical care of a population, by treating the sick, and injured, and most importantly preventative measures. Education, in addition to family, teaches children the skills, knowledge and values of their society. All 4 institutions control the behavior of a population and maintain order, each in their own way. Religion and education motivate members to participate in society. The government controls the economic aspect of a family, with different taxes, welfare, etc.

 Six functions in order of Priority to:  A social worker: 5. Families maintain morale and motivate individuals to participate in society  Spiritual sense of duty or economic necessity  Affective nurturance (meet emotional needs of individuals)  3.Families socialized children by teaching them the skills knowledge, values and attitudes of their society.  Learn what is appropriate in adult roles  4.Families are responsible for controlling the behaviour of their members to maintain order within the family and within the society they live in.  Monitory and provide feed back based on behaviour(social control)  1.Families are responsible for the addition of new members through reproduction  Maintain population to survive  Completive advantage  6.Families perform the economic function of producing and consuming goods and service  Traditionally families produced all goods and consumed  Selling of time and skill in economy to purchase goods consumed 2.Families provide physical care for their members, including the adults, their children and the dependant elderly members.  Hardship results without support 

 Religious Leader: Catholic  3.Families socialized children by teaching them the skills knowledge, values and attitudes of their society.  Learn what is appropriate in adult roles  5. Families maintain morale and motivate individuals to participate in society  Spiritual sense of duty or economic necessity  Affective nurturance (meet emotional needs of individuals)  4.Families are responsible for controlling the behaviour of their members to maintain order within the family and within the society they live in.  Monitory and provide feed back based on behaviour(social control)  1.Families are responsible for the addition of new members through reproduction  Maintain population to survive  Completive advantage  6.Families perform the economic function of producing and consuming goods and service  Traditionally families produced all goods and consumed  Selling of time and skill in economy to purchase goods consumed 2.Families provide physical care for their members, including the adults, their children and the dependant elderly members.Hardship results without support

 Women were given the right to education  Men began to share household chores  Women were given the right to join the workforce  Men were able to take paternal leave/ take on the role of a mother  More women are choosing to be single as opposed to marrying  These changes occur because Canadian families have become more open due to the change of laws and bills being passed, which cause people to be more open about their identities

 Female perspective- I am a typical female teenager from the 40s/50s. My mom and dad do not let me go out too much even though I wish I could. They say that I have plenty of time for boys, since I am expected to get married in a few short years, and be the perfect housewife for my husband. I really wish I could go to school and get a real job like my brothers do because cleaning, cooking and taking care of the children wouldn't really give me time to do anything else. I wonder if the roles will be like this forever.

 Male perspective- I am a typical male teenager from the 40s/50s. My mom and dad treat me better than they treat my sister and I get to do things that she doesn't get to do because my mom is always teaching her to sew, or make food. When I grow up I plan to get a good education and job so I can get a suitable wife who will take care of the kids and have my food ready once I get home. Sounds like a fair deal to me!

 I imagine that most families in the twenty second century will be dual-income families with children, DINKs and there will be fewer married couples, I also believe if people plan to have children it will be a lot later in life than today I think this is because adults will be wanting to making and saving more money as gas and food along with many other prices are rising also it has become very expensive to send kids to university and so parents will have to start saving sooner and it will become harder and harder to have a family without going under.

 The Nuclear Family -A family consisting of a mother a father and their children.  DINKS (Double Income No Kids) -A family consisting of two working adults with no kids.

1. Transitional Family 2. Dual-Income Family 3. Blended Families 4. Same-Sex Couples 5. Empty Nesters 6. Single Parents 7. Common-Law Family

 Textbook Definition: Where the mother in a family temporarily leaves the work force to look after young children.

 Where both spouses in a family work full time.  Have one or more kid.

-A couple of the same biological sex or gender identity that has one or more kid. -Also known as gay parents or equal parents. -Kids are most commonly adopted or conceived by artificial insemination. -Number of same-sex couples in Canada more than tripled in the past 5 years (StatsCan)

 When divorced parents with children remarry.  This includes step-mothers and step-fathers as well as step-siblings.

 Dictionary.com Definition: A parent whose children have reached adulthood and left home  Empty nest syndrome is when the parent(s) have a general feeling of grief and loneliness upon children leaving  Symptoms are depression, loss of purpose, feeling of rejection, etc.

 Also known as a solo parent.  Definition: A parent, not living with their spouse or partner who has most of the day- to-day responsibilities in raising the child or children.  67% of single parents are single mothers (female) –Statistics Canada 2009

 Definition: a relationship between 2 persons living together, often with children, in which they reside as if they were married  growing numbers of Canadians are living in common- law relationship, about 17% of all family households consist of common-law couples  although there is a rise in the population of Canada, the number of married couples has declined by more than 132,000 in the past 10 years  the “contemporary family” is changing and becoming more diverse  trying to achieve the traditional family image is long gone

Times have really changed, eh?