Representation of the family unit

By Emma Rooney, Hayley Tallon, Jenny-Rosie Fitzsimons, Rachel McKeown

What is a family
The family is the most important unit in society It is a roup of two or more people !oun" !y consent !irth an"#or a"option$ This relationship alone pro%i"es sta!ility in a se&ual, emotional, intellectual an" social way$'

Types of family units

The typical family structure has chan e" "ramatically o%er the last () years The'nuclear family*'is the tra"itional type of family structure$ This family type consists of two parents an" chil"ren$

-+in le parent family -E&ten"e" family -+ame se& parent family -,hil"less or step family

Mo"ern Family

This is an -merican sitcom that follows the li%es of a .mo"ern/ e&ten"e" family$ This show shows "ifferent representi%es of the family unit$ It centres aroun" three families that interact with each other* - tra"itional family with a mother, a father, their two "au hters an" son$ - ay couple an" their a"opte" "au hter$ -n" an interacial couple with a lar e a e ap$

The .tra"itional family consists of 0hil 1unphy an" his wife ,laire alon with their teena e "au hter Hayley, mi""le "au hter -le& an" son 2u3e$ The family ha%e an open an" honest relationship with each other$ ,laire4s !rother Mitchel is in a homose&ual relationship$ Him an" his partner ,ameron ha%e an a"opte" 5ietnamese chil" name" 2ily to ether$ ,laire an" Mitchels father, Jay 0richett is remarrie" to a youn er colom!ian women name" 6loria$ 6loria has a 78 year ol" son from a pre%ious marra e an" the two also ha%e a !a!y to ether Each family "isplays a "ifferent family unit$

Mo"ern Family scene ,lip ,am an" Mitchell-

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The ?oman@s Role in Family$

,am an" Mitchell "iscuss the mother role in there relationship as parents$ ,am has !een classe" !y other mothers in there "au hters class as the mother in there relationship as parents$ This is !ecause ,am is the more feminine !etween the two$ This "oes not necessarily put ,am as the mother in the role of parents !ut this is the role society has put ,am in !ecause he is a ay feminine man$ This is Auclear Family@s tryin to la!el the family roles of a out of normality Family$

Same Sex Marriage

,urrently the Irish o%ernment has a ree" to hol" a referen"um for same se& marria e$ The Taoiseach has i%en stron !ac3in to the topic too$ It "oes howe%er !ut him on a collision course with the catholic church who "isa ree with the topic$ The referen"um will !e hel" !y mi" B)7( at the latest$ The catholic church has in"icate" it will oppose the ay marria e referen"um$ It says that it will .un"ermine/ the catholic church as the fun"amental !loc3 of society$

,urrently there are 7C states in -merica to e&ten" marria e ri hts to ay an" les!ian couples for e&ample, Aew Dor3, ?ashin ton an" ,alifornia $ There is an estimate" total of <7,7C( same se& marria es in -merica

.Kenny !ac3s referen"um on same se& marria e/

Taoiseach En"a Kenny has ple" e" that he will campai n stron ly in fa%our of the referen"um on same-se& marria e$ +pea3in in 1u!lin toni ht he sai" the 6o%ernment ha" consi"ere" the stron recommen"ation of the ,onstitutional ,on%ention that a Euestion !e put to the people .in respect of the eEuality issue of ay marria e/$ He sai" the ,a!inet ha" ma"e the "ecision to put a num!er of the con%ention@s recommen"ations to the people !y mi"-B)7($ .In respect of to"ay@s "ecision I support that %ery stron ly an" will campai n for it when it comes,/ sai" the Taoiseach$ It was Mr Kenny@s first pu!lic "eclaration that he will !ac3 the campai n for same- se& marria e$ He was spea3in at a function to mar3 the B(th anni%ersary of the 1u!lin Business Inno%ation ,entre$ +ource* The Irish Times$

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Mo"ern Family +cene ,lip,am an" Mitchell*

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Than3 you for listenin JJ