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TYPES OF FAMILIES TYPES OF FAMILIES AND UNIONS AND UNIONS

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When you complete this slide presentation, you will be able to:identify family types in the Caribbeanidentify family unions in the Caribbeanoutline the advantages and disadvantages of family types and unions compare family types and unions in the Caribbean

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Can you identify with any of these persons and the family they are thinking about?

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Family Types in the CaribbeanFamilies differ in size and the way they are made up.

Some are large consisting of at least 3 generations

Can you identify the three generations in each picture?These types of families are called EXTENDED FAMILIES.

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Mother, Father, Child/Children

Please Note: There are times when a parent with child/children is divorced. They remarry someone with child/children from a previous relationship and so form a type of nuclear family. This type of family is called a RECONSTITUTED/BLENDED/STEP- PARENT family.

Family Types in the CaribbeanSome families are small like the NUCLEAR FAMILY

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This type of family is very small and consists of one parent and their child or children.

The single parent family is the most common family type in the Caribbean and it is headed by mainly females.This family may come about because of:DivorceDeathDesertionTeenage pregnancy

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Mutual separation Migration of a

partner Deliberate choice Incarceration of a

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Can you identify this type of family?Do you know how this family is formed?

What would happen if the children are under 18 and the parents die?

Answer: Sibling

Answer: Parents have migrated

Answer: They would be placed with Answer: They would be placed with relatives or in a children’s home. relatives or in a children’s home.

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Types of Family Unions in the Caribbean

VisitiVisiting ng

Legal Legal marriagmarriagee

Common Common Law Law or or

Constituted Constituted

Click button to identify THREE union typesTypes

The word union describes the type of arrangement by which a couple unite to form a family.

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Visiting Union Visiting Union Man and woman who are not married, who share a sexual relationship but do not share common residence.

Common Law Common Law or Consensual or Consensual

Man and woman who are not legally married

Legal Legal Marriage Marriage

Man and woman who are legally married

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Caribbean Family Types

Extended Family Cultural traditions are passed on

easily Provide added emotional support Nuclear Family Financial stability because both parents

are working. Children are exposed to both male and

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Single Parent Family Absence of spousal conflictSome single-parents are as effective

as both parents

Sibling Family Members learn to be more

responsible There is more freedom

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Nuclear Family Disciplinary standards may differ

and can lead to conflict Family breaks up if a parent dies

Sibling Family Adolescent is forced to assume adult

roles and responsibilities. Problems may arise with discipline

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Extended Family Lack of privacyConflict over living

spaceSingle Parent Family Financial stress Loneliness

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Visiting

Common Law & Legal Union

No permanent father figure

Less spousal conflict

Child may be well cared for by visiting parent

Emotional stability

Parents serve as role modelsFinancial

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VISITING UNIONThe responsibility of rearing the children usually rests with the mother and there may be a lack of financial security.

COMMON-LAW UNIONThere may be spousal conflict and a lack of commitment to the relationship because there are no legal ties.

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Comparing Family Types and Unions Activity 1 - Is it a family

type or a union?

Click on the correct answer

Neil and Deandra got married last June.Marsha sends her daughter to live with her mother and brothers.Michael and his brothers live together with their older sister.Tina’s husband dies leaving her alone with two children.Donald and the mother of his child live together.Jason and Jodi migrate from England with their twin girls.John leaves his home frequently to see his child and its mother.

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Comparing Family Types and Unions Activity 2 – Can you name the family type & union? a) Neil and Deandra got married last

June.

b) Marsha sends her daughter to live with her mother and brothers.

c) Michael and his brothers live together with their older sister.

d) Tina’s husband dies leaving her alone with two children.

e) Donald and the mother of his child live together.

f) Jason and Jodi migrate from England with their twin girls.

g) John leaves his home frequently to see his child and its mother.

Legal union

Extended

Sibling

Single parent

Common-law

Nuclear

Visiting

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A family which consists of father , mother, children, grandparents and other relatives living under the

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A. nuclear

B. visiting

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D. extended

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A – nuclear consists of both parents living with child/children.B – this is a relationship between a man and woman who do not

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A. separation

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A. extra- residential

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A – extra- residential means partners would not be living together at all.

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A. There is no permanent father figure for the children

D. There is no real stability for the woman

C. The loose ties in this type of union often break

B. The children cannot be properly educated at school

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B. members support each other financially

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B. friends

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