The document summarizes a lesson plan for teaching 1st year B.Sc nursing students about the topic of family. It includes the name of the subject, topic, group, venue, time, duration, teacher, teaching method, aids used and objectives. The lesson plan details the introduction, definition of family, characteristics, functions, types and conclusion of family. It aims to help students acquire knowledge about family, develop a positive attitude and apply strategies in practical life.

1. Name of the subject-Sociology
Name of the topic- Family
Name of the group-B.sc Nursing 1st
year
Size of the group-60
Venue- B.sc Nursing 1st
year
Time- 11-12
Duration-1hr
Name of the practice teacher-Anusikta panda
Method of teaching-Lecture cum discussion
Av aids used-Black board,
Previous knowledge of the student: -The students have some knowledge about Family
General Objective:-At the end of the session, students will be-
 Acquire knowledge regarding Family
 Develop positive attitude towards the family
 Apply the strategies in practical life

2. TIME SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVE
CONTENT TEACHING LEARNING
ACTIVITY
A.V AIDS
USED
EVALUATION
1 min The students will able to Self- introduction
introduction of topic
announcement of topic
1 min Define family DEFINITION:
According to Eliot and Merril, “The biological
social unit composed of husband, wife and
children.”
Teacher defined Family -------- What do you mean by
Family?
2 min Enlisted characteristics
of family
 A mating relationship: A family comes
into existence when a man and woman
establish mating relation between them.
 A form of marriage: Mating relationship
is established through the institution of
marriage.
 A system of nomenclature: Every family
is known by a name and has its own
system of reckoning descent.
 Descent may be considered through the
male or female line.
 An economic provision: The head of the
family carries on certain profession and
earns money to maintain the family.
Teacher enlisted characteristics What are the
characteristics of family?
3min Essential functions of
family
 Satisfaction of sex need: Manu, the
Ancient Indian Law-giver, regarded
sexual satisfaction as the aim of family.
 Vatsyayan also looked upon sexual
satisfaction as the primary objective of the
family.
 Satisfaction of sex instinct brings the
desire for life-long partnership among
male and female.
Student understood and gave the
answer
Discussion What is the essential
function of family?

3.  The satisfaction of sex instinct makes for
normal personality.
2 min Elaborate in detail the
types of family
 On the basis of Authority:
o Patriarchal – male dominant,
female subordinate.
o Matriarchal – female dominant,
male subordinate.
 On the basis of Structure:
o Nuclear – husband, wife with or
without children.
o Join Family or Extended family
– two Nuclear family.
 On the basis of Residence:
o Patrilocal – wife goes to
husband’s house for live.
o Matrilocal – husband goes to
wife’s house for live.
 On the basis of Marriage:
o Monogamous – one man marry
one woman.
o Polygamous – one man marry
two or more women.
o Polyandrous: - one woman marry
two or more men.
 On the basis of Ancestry:
o Patrilineal – ancestry continues
through the father.
o Matrilineal – ancestry continues
through the mother.
 On the basis of In-group and Out-group:
o Endogamous – sanctions
marriage only among members
of the in-group.
o Exogamous – sanctions marriage
of members of an in-group with
members of an out-group.
 On the basis of Blood Relationships:
Students listen carefully Black board,
LCD
What are the types of
authority-based family?

4. o Conjugal family – consists of
spouses, their offspring and
relatives through marriage.
o Consanguineous family –
consists of blood relatives
together with her mates and
children.
1 min Summarize the topic SUMMARY:
Family, Basic social unit consisting of
persons united by ties of marriage (affinity),
“blood” (consanguinity), or adoption and
usually representing a single household. The
essence of the family group is the parent-
child relationship, whose outlines vary
widely among cultures.
Teacher summarized the topic
1 min Conclude the topic CONCLUSION
Family, Marriage and their influence on
Health and Health Practices. Family is the
most important social unit which fulfills the
needs of the individual. Every individual is
living in the family from the time of birth to
death. If largely determines the health of the
individuals. Positive conditions of the family
promote the health of its members and
negative conditions causes health problems to
them.
Teacher concluded the topic
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