Family Structure Transition

• Traditional Family - Clan

  • Emphasis on continuity of clan network
  • Made up of common ancestor and common totem under single residence
  • Principle unit of economic productivity
    • need for many offspring
  • Socialized young members
    • influenced behavior
    • social welfare
  • Support system in times of sickness and death
    • orphans taken in by extended family, especially grandparents

• Modern Family

  • Nuclear/conjugal families
  • Minimal influence on behavior
  • Minimal support

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