2nd Quarter-Module4-Personal Development 11

OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL
Manzon, San Carlos City, Pangasinan

S.Y. 2022-2023
“EVERY LEARNER MATTERS, EVERY MOMENT COUNTS”
QUARTER 2: LEARNING MODULE # 4

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 11
Grade 11
LESSON 13 Family Structures and Legacies
One Filipino family trait that is known across different races is establishing and having strong family
ties.
Family, as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is the basic unit of society. It is composed of

individuals living together in one household either connected by marriage, blood, or by legal
arrangement.
Family comes from the Latin word familia which means group of people living in the household.
Family could be related by blood, by birth, or by other relationship. Family is the basic unit of society.
It is the smallest organization in the community. It is said to be a group of individual living together in
one household. Family comes in different forms. It could vary from one family to another. It is usually
composed of mother, father and children; some other includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins,
and other relatives.
Types of Family Structures
Family structures differ from one family to another, that is why we should not compare our family with
that of others. The following table lists the different family structures.
Nuclear Family
It is also known as “conjugal” or “traditional” family, consisting of married couples and their offspring.
Example:
Mother, father, and children
Extended Family
This type of family includes all relatives in proximity, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and
cousins. These relatives typically live together, and all share daily household duties.
Example:
A family living together with mother, father, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives
in one roof.
Single Parent Family
This family type includes one parent and their children only. A single parent family could be the result
of a divorce, the death of one parent, or even a single parent adoption.
Example:
Father with his children or a mother with her children living in one household.
Step Family
A family where the parents have divorced and remarried, bringing children from other unions together
to form a new nuclear family. It is also known as “blended” family because two families were
combined.
Example:
Mother, children, stepfather, and his kids Father, children, stepmother, and her kids
Foster Family
A family includes parent who serves as a temporary guardian for one or more children to whom they
may or may not be biologically related.
Example:
Parents, children, foster child
Adopted/Adoptive Family
A family wherein parents may adopt a child to whom they share no blood relationship, or one parent
may adopt the child of the other parent.
Example:
Parents (mother and father), adopted child
Bi-racial or Multi-racial Family
A family wherein parents are from different races
Example:
Filipina mother, American father, children
Trans-racial Adoptive Family
A family wherein parents adopted a child with a different race
Example:
American parents, adopted Filipino children
Conditionally Separated Family
A family wherein one of the family members is conditionally separated from the others. This
separation may be due to their job or employment or could be due to hospitalization.
Example:
A family living together except for the father working abroad or a family living together except for the
eldest child serving in the military
Childless Family
Married couple without children
Example:
Mother and father only
Gay or Lesbian Family
A family wherein one or both parents have a different sexual orientation and part of the LGBT
community
Example:
A lesbian mother and her children with a gay father
Migrant Family
It is a family who settles together in a different place; it could be from one place to another due to
some circumstances such as the father’s job.
Example:
A family who migrated from a place because the father is a military officer
Immigrant Family
A family wherein one or both parents are already an immigrant of other country. Their children may
be or may not be an immigrant.
Example:
Santos family whose mom is already an immigrant of Canada -- their mother is already a Canadian
citizen but the rest of the family members are not.
Parental Authority and Parenting Styles
Authoritative parenting is a key factor in the psychosocial of an adolescent, and it is believed to

foster a healthy and positive impact on the adolescent’s development.
Authoritative parents are those who insist on their child learning important values, norms, and rules,
but are also willing to sit down and negotiate with them should they resist.
Authoritative parenting is about exercising control over a child’s behavior but not the child’s emotions,
beliefs, and self-concept.
Family Heredity
 Obesity or leanness
 Predispositions to certaindiseases are often believed tobe passed on from generationto
generations.
 Intelligence
 There is 40% to 50% chanceof personality traits beingpassed on through heredity
Genogram
It is a graphical map of a family’s history that traces and illustrates patterns in its structures and
characteristics using special symbols to describe relationships, major events, diseases, traditions,
social and personal beliefs, value systems and the dynamics of a family over several generations.
There are possible traits you may want to trace in your family Here are some suggestions:
1.Physical characteristics such as skin tone, shapes of eyes, nose, and ears, hair type, baldness,
disease tendencies, etc.
2.Genetic or external factors such as artistic, musical, or literary abilities, sports abilities, and
personality traits like being reserved and introverted, being friendly, etc.
3.Social and economic backgrounds such as occupation or careers, educational level, school
affiliations, and others.
4.Religious values including religious affiliations, practices and beliefs.
5.Family values like family cohesion, exclusivity, educational attainment, etc.
6.Cultural background such as provincial origins, languages or dialects spoken, etc.
Activity:
Answer the following questions.
1.Describe the family structure you have at home.
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2.What do you think are the characteristics or traits passed on to you by your family and immediate
relatives?
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3.What attitudes or behavior have you picked up from your family, which you now claim to be your
own as well?
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OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL

Manzon, San Carlos City, Pangasinan

“EVERY LEARNER MATTERS, EVERY MOMENT COUNTS”

QUARTER 2: LEARNING MODULE # 4

LESSON 13 Family Structures and Legacies

Family, as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is the basic unit of society. It is composed of

Types of Family Structures

Parental Authority and Parenting Styles

Authoritative parenting is a key factor in the psychosocial of an adolescent, and it is believed to

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