Topic > Role of the extended family - 935

In today's society there are many types of family, each of which is important for the education of the children of whom they may be part. There are many types of family in today's society, each important for the education of children who may be part of it. Due to both economic changes and cultural values, the role of the caregiver extends beyond the mother and father (Kurrien & Dawn Vo, 2004). The family unit is as diverse as the societies it represents. This can sometimes manifest the traditional roles of nurturing mothers and providing fathers in a home with two sets of parents (Kurrien & Dawn Vo, 2004). Therefore, the involvement and importance of extended family: grandparents and other family members such as aunts and uncles play a significant role in both its economic and social function. The family unit is as diverse as the societies it represents. This can sometimes manifest the traditional roles of nurturing mothers and providing fathers in a home with two sets of parents (Kurrien & Dawn Vo, 2004). Therefore, the involvement and importance of extended family: grandparents and other family members such as aunts and uncles play a significant role in both its economic and social function. Quantitative analyzed data shows family members within socioeconomic status. A study of poor and rural families in Asian society compared to upper-middle class families (Kurrien & Dawn Vo, 2004). The sample included several families made up of three groups, which shared nuclear and extended family living arrangements. Each group was assigned a program of activities to be carried out by the caregiver to the child. Some of these activities included the daily function of the parenting role such as bathing, feeding, and transportation to and from school (Kurrien & Dawn Vo, 2004). The data found that fathers in the upper-middle class family, regardless of whether nuclear or extended, were more involved in carrying out activities (Kurrien & Dawn Vo, 2004). Mothers continued to be the primary caretakers in both the extended and nuclear families. In upper-middle-class extended families, grandmothers were only a source of support, compared to poor and disadvantaged families where responsibilities were provided not only by grandmothers but by other female family members, including aunts, who lived under the same roof (Kurrien & Dawn Vo, 2004). In the article's findings, it was important to note that grandmothers were more involved in child care activities than fathers in all groups within the extended family (Kurrien and Dawn Vo, 2004).