There are various types of Caribbean family forms. The emergence of the different family types was largely due to historical influences that shape Caribbean civilization; such as racial diversity‚ ethnicity‚ social class‚ African cultural retention‚ legacy of Plantation slavery‚ and culture of poverty (Herskovits‚ Lewis‚ Clarke‚ Smith). Caribbean society has grown into an international mixture of different races and ethnic groups that construct their reality in the Caribbean. This mixture has resulted
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thought normal‚ the distinct ways of living; have greatly changed over time. One certain belief that is focused in this paper is family structure‚ the contrast there is between nuclear families and the extended ones. Although the United States has now a dominant structure‚ which is nuclear families‚ it wasn’t always like this. It alone has many different norms of family structure due to differences in socioeconomic status‚ the government‚ religion‚ media‚ culture‚ etc. Moreover‚ do other countries. One
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IMPACTS OF FAMILY STRUCTURE‚ PARENTAL PRACTICES AND FAMILY SIZE ON CHILDREN ’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BY Oyerinde‚ O.O. Department of Physical and Health Education. University of llorin‚ llorin‚ Kwara Nigeria. Abstract This paper presents the impacts of family structure‚ parental practices and family size on the academic attainment and performance of children. It briefly stated the types of family structure available: Single-parent families‚ two- parent families (intact families) and step-parent
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Traditional Family Structure Has Been Replaced with Modern Family Structure Debra Currier Troy University Author Note This paper was prepared for Social Scientific Inquiry SS3375 Abstract With today’s diverse lifestyles the traditional family structure is constantly changing. They typical 9-5 work schedule is a thing of the past. It has become difficult to get the entire family around the dinner table together. Most would agree that the traditional family structure is a model of the
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HEAD: UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 1 Understanding the Impact of Domestic Violence within the Family Structure Liberty University UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2 Abstract This paper attempts to explore the history of domestic violence. Studies show violence within families with children affects the couple involved‚ but the children as well. Recent research has shown that eighty-five percent
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STUDY…………………………………………… C. METHODOLOGY D. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS E. COMMUNITY PROFILE…………………………………………………….4 F. BARANGAY PROFILE G. BARANGAY OFFICIALS H. SPOT MAP II. FAMILY STRUCTURE A. TOTAL POPULATION B. SEX C. CIVIL STATUS D. FAMILY SIZE…………………………………………………………….7 E. TYPE OF FAMILY……………………………………………………….8 F. NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS……………………...……………10 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL VARIABLES A. EMPLOYMENT RATE B. OCCUPATION C. MONTHLY INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD…………………………….16 D. SOURCES OF
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According to George P. Murdock (1949) the family is a social unit characterized by common residence‚ economic cooperation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship‚ and one or more children own or adopted‚ of the sexually cohabiting adults. This was the universal‚ nuclear family view by functionalists; however Giddens 2009 mentioned the fact that a family could be a ‘kin’. On the other hand‚ though there isn’t any clear
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Question #2 The Matrifocal family is very prominent in the Caribbean. This is noted more as among people of Africans in the regions. Reasons for this diversity‚ Cultural Retention‚ Plantation system of slavery‚ Socio economic and the culture of property. Cultural retention‚ Melville Herkevitts was one of the first researchers to trace the African Origin of the slaves who came to the Americans he believed that despite attempts to strip Africans slaves of their cultural heritage the practice of
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article describes how today’s family structure is increasingly different than the stereotypical family consisting of two parents two children. Oswald discusses changing roles in the household‚ and how pluralistic structures of family are replacing monolithic ones. This is reflected in advertising‚ which increasingly caters to a fragmented family with more individualized adds. Oswald discusses changes in the workforce that support the idea of a pluralistic family structure. With more women working overtime
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G. Rama. : Family Structure in India Evidence from NFHS. Demography India. 27(2). 1998. P. 287-300. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Family Structure in India - Evidence from NFHS S. Niranjan‚ S. Sureenderand G. Rama Rao Introduction With the increase in the urbanization and industrialization‚ the concept of family in India‚ which once was to create and maintain a common culture among the members of the family‚ is undergoing
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