2. Family A family is a group of people who are connected with each other either by blood, or by marriage or by some other agreed relationship or adoption where the adult members are assumed to take the responsibilities of bringing up or caring the children.

3. Types of Family Nuclear Family Extended family

5. Kinship & Descent Kinship: the state of being connected to each other is called kinship. Descent: it is descent that connect the blood relatives. descent means family origins of an individual.

6. Identification of Kinship Members Unilineal Descent: i) Patrilineal descent ii) Matrilineal descent Bilateral Descent: Patrilineal descent + Matrilineal Descent

7. What is Marriage????? Marriage is a contract between two or more people which establishes social identity and legal status of children

8. Types of Marriage

9. Polygamous Marriage

10. Theoretical Perspectives on family Functionalist View: Social order is the focus of functionalism. social order is perpetuated in the society by a set of social institutions. amongst them, family plays a significant role

11. Theoretical Perspectives on family Functionalist View: Talcott parsons & Family Primary Socialization Personality Stabilization Schafer & functions of Family  reproduction:  protection:  socialization:  regulation of sexual behavior:  affection & companionship:  provision of social status:

12. Conflict View

14.  domestic division of labor  unequal power relationship  caring activities

15. Shift in family forms  formation of families & households  dissolution of families & households  changes in personal relationships  formation of families & households  dissolution of families & households  changes in personal relationships

16. Anthony Giddens & transformation in Intimacy Romantic love Plastic sexuality Confluent love Pure relationship

17. Diverse Life Styles

18. Diverse Lifestyles  cohabitation  childlessness within marriage  gay and lesbians  dual income families  single parenting family  Step families  divorce