HHS4UThe Institute of Family

FAMILY

We discussed yesterday what family means, how it affects us, and what sorts of roles families play in our lives (support, steering us in the right path, promoting our success in life etc.)

Today we will be discussing some of the definitions of the family by Stats Canada/Census information, and comparing those definitions to others (The Vanier Institute)

DEFINITIONS OF THE FAMILY

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/dict/fam004-eng.cfm

Above is the 2011 definition of the Family, how does it compare/contrast to the 2006 definition on the handout? Write out the differences below the table

Circle any similarities Complete the questions on the back

SOME DEFINITIONS

Use your text to define the following: Family Nuclear family Marriage Common-law relationship Consumer family Divorce Extended family Industrial nuclear family Peer marriage Transitional family

CENSUS NUCLEAR FAMILY ARTICLE

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/09/19/census_nuclear_family_is_no_longer_the_norm_in_canada.html

FUNCTIONS OF THE FAMILY

Complete the chart (the functions of the family from the Vanier Institute can be found on the back of the ‘Definitions of the Family’ handout)

Explanation column – explain the function identified

Example column - provide an example of the function or more than one if you can think of more

Institutions column – provide an institution such as government, religion, business, law or education that supports the family to fulfill that function