{"id":292,"date":"2011-09-28T17:50:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T17:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/akdn\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2023-01-03T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:27:30","slug":"ec-2-1-home-life-draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/akdn\/ec-2-1-home-life-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"EC 2.1 Home life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For most of us, and for most children, home life is comprised of our daily experiences with our families. These family experiences are potent for young children. Families mediate a child\u2019s contact with other environments. Parents, other key caregivers, and the home environment are the most powerful and long-lasting influences in the lives of young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing family life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Child Trends<\/em> \u201cmonitors the global health of the family by tracking 16 indicators of family structure, family socioeconomics, family processes, and family culture in multiple countries around the world\u201d (2015,<\/span> p. 3) and provides an annual global report. The Executive Summary of the World Family Map 2015: Mapping family change and child well-being outcomes <\/em>highlight selected findings regarding family structure, family socioeconomics, family processes, and family culture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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\n READ<\/span>Executive summary: World Family Map 2015<\/span><\/span> \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Take the following quiz based on the reading.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n INTERACT<\/span>\n World Family Map quiz<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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To learn more about the global health of families, explore the full World Family Map 2015 report.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n READ<\/span>World Family Map 2015: Mapping family change and child well-being outcomes<\/span><\/span> \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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The next two UN Women links provide more information on changing family life. The first is an infographic showing various kinds of families and their prevalence in different regions. The second depicts several stories of change from settings that focus on improvements in the rights of women and girls as family life rapidly evolves.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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\n READ<\/span>Household types: Global and regional averages<\/span><\/span> \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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The first link looks at types of households and their distribution by region. Look at your own region. Does the data distribution reflect your personal experience? Do you know people who live in each household type?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stories of change draw upon women\u2019s changing roles in family life. What are some of the key challenges women have faced?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some of the supports or policies that have made a difference in their circumstances?<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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<\/a>As the World Family Map report found, m<\/span>ost people live in families, but the composition and structure of families vary. In a nuclear family, typically, children live with their mother, father, and siblings. Extended (or joint) families, consist of other kin, including different generations, living together as a family. Family structure impacts the child-rearing environment experienced by children. The roles and responsibilities of family members are influenced by culture, traditions, family needs, and changing economic and social conditions.<\/del><\/p>\n

In the next video, listen as Dr. Rael Ogwari, lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology at Moi University in Kenya, describes the benefits of the extended family system in the African context. Then listen as Dr. Alex Awiti, founder and director of the East Africa Institute at the Aga Khan University, Nairobi, explains how the extended family structure is compromised with increased urbanization.<\/p>\n

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