Title: Identify the functions of the family.
Course: Family Relations (19259-18) > Section: Analyzing the Significance of the Family System

Identification should include

- caregiving across the lifespan
- child rearing and socialization (parenting behaviors and practices)
- provision of a sense of culture
- support of financial needs
- intellectual, social, moral, physical, spiritual, and emotional development.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Which needs, as listed in the task definition, are easiest for families to meet? Most difficult?
- What are some outcomes when the family does not fulfill basic functions?
- What are the benefits when positive values are taught in the home?
- What might be the consequences if these values are not taught?

Communication

- What is the role of the family in teaching culture and traditions?
- How do people model their code of ethics within the family?
- What are the results when people model their code of ethics?
- What might be the consequences if the code of ethics breaks down?
- How do parents instill values in their children?
- What motive is there in encouraging the active involvement of parents with the family?

Leadership

- What factors may affect a family’s ability to fulfill family functions?
- What are the short-term and long-term consequences for the family when functions are not fulfilled? For society?
- What are the most important values in your family associated with economic support? Emotional security?
- What ideas justify parent-peer collaborations?

Management

- Where could someone get help if the family did not meet their needs?
- How can family members improve their functions within the family?
- What services are available to address the needs traditionally met by the family?
- Which methods for teaching values, culture, and traditions are most often used in families?