PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Psychopathology
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Family is the most important social contact for development which is family. It is within the family, that child experiences first feelings of affection, love, and commitment. Family is also important for social construct. Child will learn how to influence other people"s behaviour. The structure of the human family has its origins from thousands of years ago. Lots of species have group living arrangements, however only humans have actual families. In animals, young will cling to caregivers till they can care for themselves, and will separate later on in life and travel with a group. 1 idea of where family units come from --> important for survival of the species. 5 different functions which are important for survival of society. 2nd is economic services, we have to have a means of producing goods and services. 3rd we need some procedure for reducing conflict and maintaining societal order. 5th we need some way to harmonize pple"s goals and dealing with crisis.
