The Family and

Intimate Relationships

Michelle Margarette E. Filart

BSLM 4A
TTH - 9:00-10:30AM
Social Institutions

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Social Institutions -
Defined
A social institution is an important human
organization in a culture group that helps
a society to survive.
Social Institutions

Alternative Definitions

A social institution consists of a

group of people who have come
together for a common purpose.
These institutions are a part of the
social order of society and they
govern the behavior and
expectations of individuals.
Social Institutions

Alternative Definitions

Structures in society manifested

as groups of social positions and
associated social relations, invested
with legitimate authority, that serve
to maintain and carry out essential
social functions and perpetuate
social order.
The Family

Humankinds most basic and oldest social

institution is the family. It is primarily
established to ensure the continuity of society
and to regulate the sexual behaviours of its
Functions of the Family

1. Regulation of sexual behavior

2. Reproduction
3. Biological maintenance
4. Socialization
5. Care and protection function
6. Social placement or group status
7. Social control
Norms on Selection of
Partners
1. Endogamy select within own group
2. Exogany select outside ones group
3. Sororate widower should marry the sister or
nearest kin of deceased wife
4. Levirate widow should marry the brother or
nearest kin of the deceased husband
Forms of Marriage
1. Monogamy
2. Polygamy
a. Polygyny 1 husband 2+ wives (ex. muslims)
b. Polyandry 1 wife 2+ husbands (ex. hindu todas)
c. Group marriage 2+ husbands and 2+ wives
Basis on Choosing
Spouse
1. Parental Selection or Arranged
Marriage
2. Romantic
Patterns of Family
Organization
A. Membership
B. Descent
C. Residence
D. Authority
A. Membership

Nuclear Family Extended

(Conjugal) Family
a. Family of (Consanguineal)
Orientation
 B. Descent
1. Patrilineal Descent kinship traced through fathers
family
2. Matrilineal Descent kinship traced through mothers
family
3. Bilateral Descent kinship traced through both parents
C. Residence
1. Patrilocal lives with or near husbands family
2. Matrilocal lives with or near wifes family
3. Neolocal establishes new home
4. Bilocal - choice of either husband or wifes family
D. Authority
1. Patriarchy oldest male; usually the father
2. Matriarchy mother or mothers kin
3. Equalitarian or egalitarian equal authority
4. Matricentric mother has authority due to
absence of father
 Sociological Theories on
Family
Functionalis Conflict Symbolic
Interaction
t
If a society is to Family conflict A marriage
survive and maintain involves negotiating undergoes a
itself, certain and bargaining rather continuous process of
essential functions than fighting. This definition or
must be performed. implies that some redefinition. Marital
The family is matters are in dispute and family life
responsible for the and the parties are consists of an ongoing
following functions: attempting to reach a process of attributing
regulation of sexual collective agreement. meaning to situations
behavior, The family is also a and fashioning
reproduction, system for regulating relationships based
biological conflict to enjoy the on these
maintenance, process of give and relationships.
socialization, care and take. Family
Thank you.