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Dr. Veena Shahi
Department of HDFS
College Of Community Science
D.R.P.C.A.U Pusa , Samastipur, Bihar
SOCIETY
 A society is a group of people involved in
persistent social interaction,
OR
 A society is a large
group of people who live together in
an organized way, making decision about how
to do things and sharing the work that needs
to be done.
Important functions Of family in a
society
 Family is the most universal and fundamental social
institution which performs a variety of functions in
human society.
Functions of family
 Affectional
 Economic functions
 Recreational functions
 Protective functions
 Religious functions
 Educational functions
 Socialization functions
 and Social control functions
 It is another important essential function of family.
 It is said man is not born human but made
human. New born human baby became human
being after they are socialized.
 Family plays an important role in the socialization
process.
 It is one of the primary agents of socialization.
 Living in a family human baby learns norms,
values, morals and ideals of society.
SOCIALIZATION
Cont…
Cont…
 He learns culture and acquires character through
the process of socialization.
 His personality develops in the course of his living
in family.
 From family he learns what is right and wrong and
what is good or bad.
 Through socialization he became a social man and
acquires good character.
Educational functions:
Education is play an
important role in a society
to understand about norms,
discipline, obedience,
values, manners morals and
ideals of society.
Religious functions:
 Family /society is the centre of all religious activities.
 All the family members offer their prayers together
and observe different religious rites, rituals and
practices jointly. All the members believe in a
particular religion and observe religious ceremonies at
home.
 Children learn different religious values from their
parents.
 Living in a spiritual atmosphere spirituality develops
among the children. Family transmits religious beliefs
and practices from one generation to another.
Cont…
Health related functions:
 social group performs several health related
functions for its members. It look after the health
and vigor of its members. It takes care of the sick old
and aged persons of the family. By providing
necessary support to its members family takes care
of the health of all.
 Of course modern family delegates some of its
health related functions to hospital.
 The child is born today in a hospital or in a clinic
and taken care of by nurses.
Cultural functions:
 Family/society also performs several cultural functions
as well. It preserves different cultural traits. Man learns
and acquires culture from family and transmits it to
succeeding generations.
Cont…
Social functions:
 Family/society performs a number of social
functions. It teaches about social customs, mores,
traditions, norms, etiquette to the coming
generations. Family exercises social control over its
members and bring them into conformity with
accepted standards. Senior members of family
directly control the behavior of children and
thereby they became a good citizen.
Family / Society

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Family / Society

  • 1. Dr. Veena Shahi Department of HDFS College Of Community Science D.R.P.C.A.U Pusa , Samastipur, Bihar
  • 2. SOCIETY  A society is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction, OR  A society is a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decision about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done.
  • 3. Important functions Of family in a society  Family is the most universal and fundamental social institution which performs a variety of functions in human society.
  • 4. Functions of family  Affectional  Economic functions  Recreational functions  Protective functions  Religious functions  Educational functions  Socialization functions  and Social control functions
  • 5.  It is another important essential function of family.  It is said man is not born human but made human. New born human baby became human being after they are socialized.  Family plays an important role in the socialization process.  It is one of the primary agents of socialization.  Living in a family human baby learns norms, values, morals and ideals of society. SOCIALIZATION
  • 7. Cont…  He learns culture and acquires character through the process of socialization.  His personality develops in the course of his living in family.  From family he learns what is right and wrong and what is good or bad.  Through socialization he became a social man and acquires good character.
  • 8. Educational functions: Education is play an important role in a society to understand about norms, discipline, obedience, values, manners morals and ideals of society.
  • 9. Religious functions:  Family /society is the centre of all religious activities.  All the family members offer their prayers together and observe different religious rites, rituals and practices jointly. All the members believe in a particular religion and observe religious ceremonies at home.  Children learn different religious values from their parents.  Living in a spiritual atmosphere spirituality develops among the children. Family transmits religious beliefs and practices from one generation to another.
  • 11. Health related functions:  social group performs several health related functions for its members. It look after the health and vigor of its members. It takes care of the sick old and aged persons of the family. By providing necessary support to its members family takes care of the health of all.  Of course modern family delegates some of its health related functions to hospital.  The child is born today in a hospital or in a clinic and taken care of by nurses.
  • 12. Cultural functions:  Family/society also performs several cultural functions as well. It preserves different cultural traits. Man learns and acquires culture from family and transmits it to succeeding generations.
  • 14. Social functions:  Family/society performs a number of social functions. It teaches about social customs, mores, traditions, norms, etiquette to the coming generations. Family exercises social control over its members and bring them into conformity with accepted standards. Senior members of family directly control the behavior of children and thereby they became a good citizen.