Nuclear family and extended family venn diagram

The difference between the nuclear family and the extended family is that a nuclear family refers to a single basic family unit of parents and their children, whereas the extended family refers to their relatives, as well – such as grandparents, in-laws, aunts and uncles, etc. In many cultures, and particularly indigenous societies, the extended family unit rather than the nuclear family unit is the most common basic form of social organization.

A nuclear family is limited, according to Kristy Jackson of Colorado State University, to one or two parents (e.g. a father and mother) and their own child, or children, living together in a single house or other dwelling. In anthropology, they only must be related in this fashion; there is no upper or lower limit on the number of children in a nuclear family.

The extended family is a much more nebulous term, but in essence refers to kin or relations not covered by the above definition. In historical Europe and Asia as well as in Middle Eastern, African, and American Aboriginal cultures, extended family groups were typically the most basic unit of social organization. The term can differ in specific cultural settings, but generally includes people related in age or by lineage. Anthropologically, the term “extended family” refers to such a group living together in a household, often with three generations living together (grandparents, parents, and children) and headed in patriarchal societies by the eldest man or by some other chosen leadership figure. However, in common parlance, the term “extended family” is often used by people simply to refer to their cousins, aunts, uncles, and so on, even though they are not living together in a single group.

Historically, most people in the world have lived in extended family groupings rather than in nuclear families. This was even true in Europe and in the early United States, where multiple generations often lived together for economic reasons. During the 20th century, average income rose high enough that living apart as nuclear families became a viable option for the vast majority of the American population. In contrast, many indigenous societies and residents of developing countries continue to have multiple generations living in the same household. The rise of the nuclear family in the modern West does not necessarily mean that family arrangements have stabilized, either. The rapid growth in single-parent households, for instance, also represents a substantial change to the traditional nuclear family. More couples are also choosing not to have children at all.

Question. What are the similarities and different between Nuclear family and Extended family? 

INTRODUCTION

.Meaning of family
.Meaning of nuclear family
.Meaning of extended family
.Characteristics of nuclear family
.Characteristics of extended family

MAIN BODY

.Similarities between nuclear family and extended family

.Different between nuclear family and extended family.

.Which is the best one between nuclear family and extended family.

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES




Family is a set of people related by blood, marriage or some other agreed-upon relationship, or adoption who shares the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of the society (Schaefer, 2008:308).
Murdock (1949), defined family as a social group whose members are related by ancestry, marriage or adoption, and live together, cooperate economically, care for the young.
Gubrium and Holstein (1990), defined family is social contracts which are often independent of legal or kin status.
Family is a close-knit group of people who come about and respect each other (Laver and Laver, 2000).
Therefore, according to our perspective, family defined as a group of people which consist of father, mother, and children either by blood or adoption, and can be nuclear or extended.
Nuclear family is the arrangement of spouses and their offspring (children’s) constitutes the core relationship blood relatives are functionally marginal and peripheral (Hughes and Kroehler, 2008).
Shankar Rao, (2006), defined nuclear family is one consists of the husband, wife and their children. According to him, believed that nuclear family is mostly independent whereby being free from the control of the elders. Example of this modern independent nuclear family is American families.
Nuclear family defined as a small group composed of husband, wife and immature children which constitutes a unit apart from the rest of the community (Duncan Mitchell in his “Dictionary of Sociology”).
Nuclear family is the group consisting of father, mother, and their children, all exclusively sharing living quarters. Also nuclear family allows for step parent and any mix of independent children that include stepchildren and adoption children (http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nuclear-family#mw-head)
Generally, nuclear family can be defined as a type of family which consists of husband/father, mother/wife, and their children.
Extended family is the arrangement of kin-individuals related by common ancestry-provided the core relationship; spouses are functionally marginal and peripheral (Michael Hughes and Carolyn J. Kroehler, 2008).
Extended family is a family in which relatives such as grandparents, aunts, or uncle live in the same house as parent and their children (Schaefer, 2005).
Extended family is a family group consists of parent, and other relative often living in close proximity. Or nuclear family is group of relatives, such as those of three generations , who live close geographic proximity rather than under the same roof (http://www.answers.com/topic/extended-family)
Therefore, extended family is a family which consist more than one family which include parents, and their children as well as other relatives. This extended family is more practiced in African societies.
The following are the characteristics of nuclear families:- it consist of only father, mother and children’s, it is small in size, easy to control self economy, and it is modern and universal (practiced all over the world).
And, extended family have the following characteristics:- involve more than one family, it is not limited in size, the member are related and it is easily to control security.

The following are the relationship between nuclear family and extended families:-
Both nuclear family and extended family are the types of family. All this two are the type of family according to size and structure where by nuclear is a group consists of father, mother, and children. And extended group is a group consists of grandparents and other relatives.
Both nuclear family and extended family share the same function of socialization, whereby norms and values passing from the old or aged people to young. These elders can be; parents, uncles, grand father, grandmother, and aunt.
Both nuclear family and extended family supporting economic in terms of financial and ay kind of wealth. Within nuclear family, parents such as father and mother are the one who provide support of economically to their children either in terms of money or any kind of wealth. And within extended family it is also for whole family members who are social related.
Both nuclear family and extended family continually re-size and re-modal (mirror) among themselves and the changes that brings significantly after live the children out of their origin family.
Both nuclear family and extended family, affection, duties and common interests are closely connected us.

The following are the different or contrast between nuclear family and extended family. And that different are in the following context:-
Meaning. Nuclear family is the type of family which consists father, mother, or one of them an their children either by blood or adoption, While extended family is a families which involve more than one families living together and share various ideas, feelings, and heir activities.
Duration. In terms of duration, the nuclear family is newly and modern. This was started in western countries including United States of America (USA) whereby people started to form their own independent family from the hand of parent, and that emerged soon after industrial development. While extended family is more oldest compared to nuclear family.
Socialization. Within nuclear family, for the case of socialization, norms and values being generated from parent only who are father and mother, While in extended family, norms and values being generating from the elders like uncles, grand mother, aunts, grand father, mother, father and so forth.
Independent. Nuclear family is independent (Shankar Rao, 2006:). When he said independent means, the family member (father and mother) form their own residence apart from their origin family where they come from and depending each and everything as a wife and husband themselves. While extended family there is tendencies of depending among themselves. Example is about economic issues, member of the family depending to someone who has well economy.
Stable satisfication of sex need. Within nuclear family, the member who are father and mother (spouses) have enough time to satisfied on sexual needs because there is no interruption with other families. While in extended family, sex sutisfication is less because of interruption of peoples within a kin member.
THE BEST ONE BETWEEN NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILY IS NUCLEAR FAMILY.
Nuclear family is most important due to the following reasons:-
Social satisfication. Within a nuclear family, the spouses have a lot of time on sharing sexual stratification. This is because; there is no interruption from their relative who would interfere their relationship.
Easily provision of services and basic needs. Within a nuclear family, parents have high ability to provide social services and basic needs such as food, clothes, and shelter to his family. Examples of these services are education and health. This is because family has few in number compared to extended family.
Reduce cost. Nuclear family const one family and it is involving little number of people compared to extended family. Doe to this the care of family is less expensive and it is easily to distribute needs equal.
Protective. Within a nuclear family the family member dealing with protecting children for feature advantages. This is goes together with giving children enough education based on how to live with other member of society.
CONCLUSION
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