Graduate School of Management
2nd Trimester 2011-2012
Administrative Problems of Development
DPM – 703
Family Problems / Family Violence: Disrupted and Reconstituted Families
Ivy M. Boca
Student
Dr. Celso D. Benologa
Professor
Outline
Introduction
Family * Types of Family * Family Structure/ Composition * Disrupted Family Causes of Family Disruption 1. Death of Parents 2. Abandonment 3. Filipino Diaspora /Migratory Work 4. Divorce * Reconstituted Family * Family Violence * Types of Abuse * Statistics / Prevalence of Domestic Violence * Trends of Violence * Philippine Laws Protecting Women and Children
Introduction
Family as defined is the basic social unit which exists in all societies. It provides important support for the individual in society. That it caters for the physical, effective and emotional needs of the individual. That expectedly it provides the individual with social and educational support. The family is also responsible for rearing and protecting children. It is the basic unit of socialization and cultural transmission, since children acquire their fundamental values and attitudes from their families. Indeed, it is the social cell in which human beings are born, and where they learn to become members of a wider human society.
However, the family is also where many interpersonal conflicts occur, problems develop, and individuals suffer. All families have difficulties from time to time. Some families have resources to solve their problems while others do not. When a family is no longer able to deal with its problems, and cannot provide the basic physical, security, effective and emotional needs of its members, we call this kind of family ‘dysfunctional’. Where disrupted and reconstituted families are discussed and there are many reasons why a family becomes disrupted or reconstituted. Among others, they are