THE EFFECT OF EXTENDED FAMILY ON THE EDUCATION OF A CHILD

THE EFFECT OF EXTENDED FAMILY ON THE EDUCATION OF A CHILD

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                                                                                   CHAPTER ONE

                                                                                 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

The inability to define the notions nuclear and extended in accordance with necessary rather than coincidental criteria is seen to be the primary cause of the difficulty in defining family types. All nations have strong emotional ties to their parents, siblings, and mothers, notwithstanding minor cultural variances. Similar patterns exist in the means of emotional distance between cultures: the greatest emotional distance is with one’s mother, and it increases with one’s father, siblings, grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles in that order. It has evolved to be used broadly to refer to grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, whether or not they live together in the same household, in contemporary Western cultures that are dominated by nuclear family constructions (Taylor, 2007). On the other hand, it could also apply to a family where multiple generations reside in the same home. The phrase is used interchangeably with consanguineous family in certain cultures. (Maria, Andersen and Howard, 2007).

There are various connotations associated with the word extended family. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins make up this group. In certain situations, a member of the nuclear family may be joined by or replaced by a member of the extended family, which consists of both the nuclear family and close relatives living together in the same home. One instance might be an older parent who, because of their advanced age, moves in with their kids. The caretakers are under a lot of pressure because of this, especially the female relatives who decide to take on these responsibilities for their larger family.

Bulik (2010) stated that in an extended family, parents and the families of their offspring can frequently reside in one house. Several generations are frequently present in this kind of blended family. The term’s variations might signify different things in different cultures. For example, families in patriarchal societies, such as India, frequently house their sons’ families together. The workload is distributed, frequently unevenly, among the members of a combined household. Women are typically limited to becoming housewives, which entails preparing meals, cleaning, and organizing things for the whole family.

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The family patriarch (usually the oldest male member) establishes the rules and resolves conflicts. If the mother is at work, other elder members of the home babysit the infants. They are also responsible for teaching the younger children their native language, manners, and etiquette. Grandparents frequently take on leadership responsibilities since they have the most experience with parenting and household management. According to Amy Goyer, an AARP intergenerational issues expert, the most typical multigenerational household is one with a grandmother as head of household and adult children who have moved in with their offspring, an arrangement usually motivated by the need for one or both to combine resources and save money.

The second most common scenario involves a grandparent moving in with an adult child’s family, usually for caregiving purposes. She mentioned that 2.5 million grandparents believe they are accountable for the basic needs of the grandchild living with them. The residence usually has a spacious reception space and a shared kitchen. Each household has its own bedroom. When one of the household members becomes unwell, the others tend after him or her.