Family

You must have a good family that grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, siblings and so forth. A family is the most important thing in our lives, especially without the family we will not be able to survive and success to reach our goals. Growing development of several aspects of human beings both physical or physical, sosial and spiritual, the most decisive fot the success of his life, is determined by the family environment.

A conducive family environment determines the optimization of personal development, self-adjustment, social skills, intelligence, creativity, morale, as well as capacity building toward the limits of kindness and perfection in humanity.

The family is the earliest known and closest social institution to children, making the family's role in education and the process of personal formation seem dominant. Because basically humans have a positive potential to develop but the potential can be actualized or not, is determined by the role of education in the family.

What is a Family?

According to Sigmund Freud, basically, the family was formed because of the marriage of men and women. That according to his family is a manifestation of the sexual urges so that the foundation of the family is the sexual life of husband and wife. So it can be understood that Family Definition is a group of people (household) who have blood or marital relationship or provide the implementation of basic instrumental functions and family expressive functions for its members who are in a network.

The family is the smallest unit in a society consisting of the head of the family and family members, consisting of father, mother, and child. Another definition of the family is the smallest unit of society consisting of the head of the family and some who are gathered and living somewhere under a roof in a state of interdependence.

According to Salvicion and Celis (1998) in the family, there are two or more persons belonging to blood, marriage or rapture, in their life in one household, interacting with each other and in their respective roles and creating and maintaining a culture.

Family? What for?

Family as a means of educating and educating children to prepare for future maturity and the future of the child, the family can also prepare the child to be a good member of society. family can protect the child so that family members feel protected and feel safe. Moreover, family safety is the responsibility of all family members, seeing families intuitively feel the feelings and atmosphere of children and other members in communicating and interacting with family members. So will mutual understanding of each other in fostering harmony in the family.

family to introduce and encourage children and other family members taught by the head of the family in instilling confidence that governs the present life and life after the world, as well as the head of the family to earn income, organize the income in such a way that fulfilled the needs of his family is mandatory for the creation of family welfare . Families can also create a fun atmosphere for the family, such as watching TV shows together, telling stories and more. In it, there is also how the family continues the offspring of the next generation. Providing affection, security, family, and attention in nurturing the maturity of family members' personalities.

Types of Family.

Various kinds of families can be divided into the following:

Based on power

Based on his power, a family is divided into:

• A patriarchal family that is dominant and holds power in the family is on the father's side.

• Matriakal is a dominant family and holds power in the family is on the mother's side.

• Equalitarium is a family in wich the father and mother are the holder of power.

By Member Type

Based on member type:

• The Nuclear Family is a family of fathers, mothers, and children.

• Extended Family is a nuclear family coupled with relatives such as grandparents, nephews, and others.

• Family Serial is a family of women and men who married more than once and is a nuclear family.

• Family Widower / Single (Single Family) is a family that exists because of divorce or death.

• Composite Family is a family whose marriage is a polygamy system and lives together.

• Family Kabitas (Cohabitation) Is a family of two people who arrange without marriage but form a family.

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Based on the Settlement

1. Patrilocal: Families consisting of husband and wife, living together or close to the husband's family. 
2. Matrilocal:  Is a family consisting of husband and wife, living together or close to the family of one wife. 
3. Neolocal: Is a family of married couples, living away from the family husband or wife.

By Type of Marriage

• Monogamy Is a family from where there is a husband with a wife.

• Polygamy Is a family from where there is a husband with more than one wife.

By Hereditary

Patrilinear
It is a family of blood descendants of blood relatives in several generations, in which the relationship is structured through the father line.

Matrilinear
It is a family with blood descent consisting of blood relatives in several generations, in which the relationship is arranged through the mother line.

Family Duties

Basically, the family has eight main tasks, namely:

• Maintaining the physical family and family members

• Maintain the resources that are in the family

• Dividing the duties of each member according to their respective positions

• Socialize with family members

• Set the number of family members

• Maintaining the order of family members

• Putting family members into a wider society

• Awaken the urge and spirit of family members.

Family Role

The role of the family can describe the interpersonal behavior, nature, the activities related to the person in a particular position and situation. The role that exists in the family is as follows.

→ Father as husband or wife and father of his children. Has a role to earn a living, educate, protect and provide security, as head of the family, as a member of his social group as well as a member of a social group.

→ Mother as wife and mother of her children, a mother has the role to take care of a household, nurture and educate children, protect and as one of its social role as well as a member of society from its environment, besides that also mother can role as supplementary breadwinner in a family.

→ The child performs a psychosocial role in accordance with the level of development both physically, mentally, socially and spiritually.

In the family of modern use may refer to any of a number of different groups of people or objects collectively, such as chemical compounds, related languages, plants and animals, and those who may or may not have ancestors. The family is often encountered in the use of the law, but even in the jargon of the law, it is not limited to one meaning. In many contexts family law shows "individuals associated with blood, marriage, or adoption," but in other definitions may be somewhat broader, including groups of individuals unrelated to these things.

So a brief article about the family, a great family is a good family, peaceful, and prosperous. Having a family makes us comfortable, calm, and can make us feel safe because the family is the best thing of all things. Without our family cannot live without direction, may be useful for you.

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