Function of family

Family group of people who are in kinship with a focus on couple mainly. Or its members. The marriage takes place, relatives, or adoption.

Everyone are born, was born as a member of the family, human to survive to grow in the context of family. The function of the family, in accordance with regional and age, cultural background, it appears the other, the same age, it may vary depending on living conditions and individual difference even if they belong to the same country.

On the other hand, is divided into a spin-off of function secondary basic functions of the unique features the function of the family, and (individual features) inward function of each, to see is divided into (social function) function outside world these I can be.

Inward family functions

1 ) Sexual function of birth (original function) : Is achieved at the basis of the love of men and women, some reproductive function affection, sincerity, the ability of family child care. Birth is an important function of a unique family has.

 

2 ) Function of socialization and child-rearing ( Function of its own ) : At home under the protection of the family from the time they are born, children to the effect that they adapt well to society, a significant impact on the personality development of children, foster a healthy member of society.

 

3 ) Economic function ( Basic functions ) : It can be divided into functional production and consumption capacity. In the traditional societies of the past, the family was performed together the functions of production and consumption, but provides labor in industrial society, modern society, as consideration family industrialization of advanced, the mass production of goods in response to the wages, ability as a wise consumer for the purchase and selection of product required for this is required.

 

4 ) Protective function ( Auxiliary function ) : Can you protect your family and property from the threat of disease. To protect the individual from the beasts and wild climate of heat and cold in the old days, today, can you protect from the dangers of the outside environment.

 

5 ) Break function ( Auxiliary function ) : Has a function of relaxation letting you recover the tension and fatigue of mind and body of the family, means a labor re-production, family is the most out, inevitable.

 

 

6 ) Entertainment (secondary function) : Mind is opened to themselves to spend time gathering together when you enjoy the leisure Become a family unit, parent and child, so gather in one place, have a conversation, and you can sense educational also accompanied. Features include recreational with a family, the great significance.

 

7 ) Function of religion (auxiliary function) : It does not mean only format or a religious ceremony, thanked the everyday life, and enlightenment of the truth of life, and admitted humbly the limits of human capabilities, refers to attitude towards life to live in an attitude of prayer.

2 .External features of the society as a whole

1 ) The ability to control sexual(Unique features) : Approved by the society, institution of marriage by a qualified us to control orderly sex how much society as a whole.

 

2 ) The ability to recruit members of society ( Function of its own ) : The function of the birth, it also has a significant contribution to society survive, to develop, the family is maintaining the human species.

 

3 ) Provides a labor force, and ensure the life function ( Basic functions ) : Consumption function of the family is as follows. It becomes the center of the stock expression, play a life security function of the external, which is directly connected to the sound development of the national economy.

 

4 ) Ability to inherit the traditional culture of society (secondary function) : It is to help the inheritance of culture and tradition to go to amicably social life through education and upbringing at home.

 

5 ) Stabilization function of society (auxiliary function) : Family is adapted to take psychological and physical stability of the individual, the stability of the mind and body of the individual, the driving force of the play, us to stabilize the society it again.