FAMILYFAMILY

CONVERSATION CONVERSATION CLASS CLASS TEACHER: TEACHER: BRUNABRUNAGROUP: GROUP: DANILLODANILLO

JOÃOJOÃO

MARCELOMARCELO NITYANITYA

SANDERLYSANDERLY THAÍSTHAÍS

MEANINGMEANING• In human context, a family (from Latin: In human context, a family (from Latin: familiafamilia) is a group of people affiliated by ) is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children. Extended for the socialization of children. Extended from the human "family unit" by biological-from the human "family unit" by biological-cultural affinity, marriage, economy, culture, cultural affinity, marriage, economy, culture, tradition, honour, and friendship are tradition, honour, and friendship are concepts of family that are physical and concepts of family that are physical and metaphorical, or that grow increasingly metaphorical, or that grow increasingly inclusive extending to community, village, inclusive extending to community, village, city, region, nationhood, global village and city, region, nationhood, global village and humanism. A family group consisting of a humanism. A family group consisting of a father, mother and their children is called a father, mother and their children is called a nuclear family.nuclear family.

Families from:Families from:

• Africa Africa • United States United States

of America of America • Brazil Brazil • India India • IsraelIsrael• Japan Japan

AFRICAN FAMILYAFRICAN FAMILY

• TraditionsTraditions• Conceptions of the role Conceptions of the role of womenof women• PolygamyPolygamy• ReligionReligion

No institution could be considered more No institution could be considered more important to Africans than the family. Men important to Africans than the family. Men consider that they must have children, in consider that they must have children, in order to ensure continuity with the ancestors. order to ensure continuity with the ancestors. In traditional thought, this meant that In traditional thought, this meant that marrying a second wife might become marrying a second wife might become necessary in order to ensure the birth of necessary in order to ensure the birth of children, particularly if the first wife proved to children, particularly if the first wife proved to be barren.be barren.

• Holidays American families like to American families like to

celebrate the holidays together.celebrate the holidays together.

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They eat their meals with all They eat their meals with all members at the table, members at the table, especially at dinnertime.especially at dinnertime.

• Family Meal

Traditions

• The Recipe Box

The families have a box called “The Recipe Box’’, in this box, have favorites recipes.

Traditions

Consequences the abuse of drugs in the families:• Parenting practices and attitudes

and beliefs about drug use• Family stress, conflict, and divorce• Family violence• Negative child and adolescent

behaviors (suicide, violence, and psychiatric disorders).

Families Problems

Families Problems

Consequences the effects of divorce in the families:

• Children whose parents have divorced are increasingly the victims of abuse.

• Children of divorced parents perform more poorly in reading, spelling, and math.

• Families with children that were not poor before the divorce see their income drop as much as 50 %.

BRAZILIAN FAMILYBRAZILIAN FAMILY

• Traditions• Religion• Family Environment• Behavior

Brazil faces many challenges in the Brazil faces many challenges in the age of globalization. Old problems have age of globalization. Old problems have gained new dimensions, and many new gained new dimensions, and many new ones have been added to compound an ones have been added to compound an already complex situation. Among already complex situation. Among these difficulties, the crises of the these difficulties, the crises of the welfare state and its repercussions on welfare state and its repercussions on social and family life, such as the social and family life, such as the institutionalization of individual and institutionalization of individual and group necessities, deserve further group necessities, deserve further attention.attention.

DivorceDivorce

• Although the divorce will Although the divorce will cause psychological reactions cause psychological reactions in children, living in an in children, living in an unhappy home environment, unhappy home environment, where parents treat each where parents treat each other with hostility is far more other with hostility is far more damaging to the physical and damaging to the physical and mental health of children.mental health of children.

Indian FamilyIndian Family● 846 million/ 152 million 846 million/ 152 million householdshouseholds

● In India, family is not only In India, family is not only husband, wife and children.husband, wife and children.

● Distant relatives are part of the Distant relatives are part of the family.family.

● The mother-in-law is the one The mother-in-law is the one who coordinates the family.who coordinates the family.

● The population is divided into The population is divided into castescastes

● The bride is chosen by the groom's The bride is chosen by the groom's family (mother-in-law).family (mother-in-law).

● The bride's family have to pay a The bride's family have to pay a dowry to the groomdowry to the groom

● The husband gives the freedom to The husband gives the freedom to woman (divorce)woman (divorce)

● Wives when they become Wives when they become pregnant, the baby has to be a pregnant, the baby has to be a man, if she has more than one man, if she has more than one daughter, the next pregnancy will daughter, the next pregnancy will be interrupted, even if the wife be interrupted, even if the wife doesn't want.doesn't want.

Cases InhumanCases Inhuman● Spontaneous abortion is common Spontaneous abortion is common in Indiain India

● Family forces his wife to abort if Family forces his wife to abort if she is pregnant with a girlshe is pregnant with a girl

● Women are very violentWomen are very violent

● A whole family was sentenced to A whole family was sentenced to death for killing a 18 years old, death for killing a 18 years old, her lover, and his brotherher lover, and his brother

Israel FamilyIsrael Family

What is the origin of the jewish family?

• Genesis 2:18 Genesis 2:18 says: And the says: And the Lord God said: It Lord God said: It is not good that is not good that man should be man should be alone: I will alone: I will make a helper to make a helper to stay with him.stay with him.

Why did God create the Why did God create the structure of the family?structure of the family?

• Genesis 2:24 Genesis 2:24 says: Therefore says: Therefore shall a man leave shall a man leave his father and his father and mother and shall mother and shall cleave to his wife cleave to his wife and the two shall and the two shall become one become one flesh.flesh.

The roles of men and women in the family.

The four responsibilities of father to son: The four responsibilities of father to son:

• Genesis 17:10 says: Genesis 17:10 says: This is my covenant This is my covenant which you shall keep which you shall keep between me and you between me and you and thy seed after and thy seed after thee, that every thee, that every male be circumcised, male be circumcised, the son of eight days the son of eight days shall be circumcised.shall be circumcised.

The Children The Children

• Psalm 128:3 says: Psalm 128:3 says: Your wife will be Your wife will be like a fruitful vine like a fruitful vine by the sides of by the sides of thine house and thine house and thy children like thy children like olive plants round olive plants round about thy table.about thy table.

The Sons The Sons

• Ephesians 6:1,2,3 Ephesians 6:1,2,3 says: Children, obey says: Children, obey your parents, your parents, because this is the because this is the right. Honor thy right. Honor thy father and thy father and thy mother, which is the mother, which is the first commandment first commandment with promise: that with promise: that you may prosper you may prosper and live long on the and live long on the land.land.

The Daughters The Daughters

• Proverbs 14:1 Proverbs 14:1 says: The wise says: The wise woman builds woman builds her house, but her house, but the fool down the fool down with her with her hands.hands.

Principles of behavior Principles of behavior • Deuteronomy 6:6,7 Deuteronomy 6:6,7

says: And these words says: And these words which I command you which I command you today shall be in thine today shall be in thine heart, and mesmerized heart, and mesmerized to your children, and to your children, and shalt speak of them sit shalt speak of them sit in your house, and in your house, and walking on the walking on the couches, and you lie couches, and you lie down and rise up.down and rise up.

JapaneseJapanese Family Family

• Traditions (name, arranged Traditions (name, arranged

marriage (no love), marriage marriage (no love), marriage

portion, women, great birth portion, women, great birth

control , incest and etc.)control , incest and etc.)

• DivorceDivorce

• Jobs (advanced technologies )Jobs (advanced technologies )

• Religion (Shinto and Religion (Shinto and Buddhism Buddhism

and etc.)and etc.)

Family StructureFamily Structure

• Today in Japan, the couple can have as many children they want. Then, the cost of living in Japan is very expensive, and they avoid more children. Currently in Japan, the couple who do not have conditions to sustain the family (demonstrated to the national income), government help them until the child has completed 7 years old. And to the second son, depending on the couple conditions life that they will have more extensive help from the government.

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