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* A patriarchal family is the one in which a male is the head of the family.

* A matriarchal family is the one in which a female is the head of the family.

Some values that we learn from our family are as follow:

g To be truthful and honest.

g To respect and obey elders.

g To help the poor and needy people.

g To share things with others.

g To be sincere in all the works we do.

g To be polite with all.

g To keep our house and surroundings clean.

* A group of people closely related by blood, living together under one roof is

called a family.
* A family where a father, a mother and their children live together is called a
nuclear family.

* A family where more than two generations live together under one roof is
called a joint family.
* The members of a family are related to each other by marriage, birth or

adoption.
* A family lays the foundation of a human being.

A. Answer the following questions.

1. What is a family?

2. What is a nuclear family?
3. What is a joint family?

4. What is the importance of a family?

5. Distinguish between a patriarchal family and matriarchal family.

6. Write some values that we learn from our family.

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