SS1 CRS
2nd Term
2nd Term
RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF FAMILY MEMBERS
The family is the smallest unit of the
society. It is a group of people with immediate blood relationship. Persons
that are of the same family are expected to love and care for one another. It
is this love that defines the obligation each member has towards the other.
Types of
family: (1) Nuclear Family: this type of family is made up of Father,
Mother and Children only. (2)Extended Family: this type of family is made up of
Father, Mother, Children, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunties, Uncles, Cousins,
Nephews, Nieces, etc.
Rights and
duties of family members (Col 3:18-22, I Pet 3:1-7, Eph 5:21-33)
1.The
Father: he is the head of the family, and therefore has the right to be obeyed
by other members of the family. His duty is to provide for the family the basic
necessities of life.
2.The Mother:
she should be the role model for her children, hence she has the duty of living
an exemplary life, bringing up the children in a morally acceptable way, and
giving them their first socialization.
3.The
children: they have the duty of obeying their parents, and the right to be
loved, cared for and provided for.
Behaviours
which could destabilize a family: (1) Hatred (2) malice (3) wickedness
(4) envy (5) disobedience (6) anger (7)infidelity (8) disloyalty (9) pessimism
(10)selfishness
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