Family and Society: Socialization Challenges and Parenting Styles

This report delves into the dynamics of family and society, focusing on the challenges families face in socializing children. It explores various societal concerns, employment changes, physical and financial challenges, and how these impact family functions. The report further examines changes in family functions from adolescence to adulthood, highlighting the development of identity, independence, and communication skills. Additionally, it analyzes different parenting styles—authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and neglectful—and their applications in the socialization process. The report emphasizes the family's crucial role in supporting children through various life stages, including health issues, emotional stress, and societal changes. The document emphasizes that families provide support and guidance to help children navigate challenges and develop into responsible members of society.

Family and Society
(TMA 2)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
Challenges faced by the family unit today in socializing our children.......................................1
Changes in your family functions from the days you were teenagers until now........................3
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................5
Apply each style of parenting for socialisation...........................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The family can be described as a unit of group people who are related and living under
the same roof. It include functions of family and changes in family structure & related functions
which impact on role of an individual. However, family system consist various factors which
impacts on life of an individual that effects on their identity amongst society (Straus, 2017). The
present report is based on the topic family and society including challenges faced by family
while socialising their children. It will also include changes in family functions from the days of
teenagers till now accordingly. The utilisation of different styles of parenting including
authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglect are given below.
TASK 1
Challenges faced by the family unit today in socializing our children
The Malaysia person maintain their extended family overseas are much closer as
compared to western families. In context of Malaysian, it has been analysed that family are
perceived as having collective face of as the act of an individual will impact on whole family.
However, there are various important functions which as been completed by family institution
such as affection-al, economic, recreational, protective, religious, educational and so on.
Additionally, roles of family towards an individual can be classified as reproduction,
maintenance, placement and socialisation of the young in proper manner. Moreover, family pays
a significant responsibility in order to socialising their children.
In context of socialising a child, family is required to fave various challenges in today's
time due to several problems including changes and different events happened in life. It include
family transformation agents and positive features to assist transformation management (Berns,
2017). There are several challenges which has been faced by family in present time in which few
of them are given below –
Abuse and addiction – The term abuse will not only consider injured mind, body or
spirit but also include verbal abuse which hurt emotions deeply. However, when an individual
get abused then they required to support to overcome with specific kind of injury and family
perform as supportive factor for them and make feel conformable. In addition to this, addictions
are very harmful for health of an individual and may spoil whole life if not avoided immediately.
Meanwhile, parents put efforts to make remove addiction of their child by supporting them
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properly. Moreover, it has been analysed that being a parent it is essential to protect out child
from different types of abuse and addictions for socialising them in appropriate manner.
Changes in employment – This can be described about events happen related to
employment which impact on children immediately and required to be overcome. It include the
transformation of employment such as retrenchment, relocation and adjusting the job which is
required to be managed by parents as it impacts on emotions of a child (Cunningham, 2014).
When parent get transferred into other city and needed to shift them an individual become sad
due to remaining away from their friends and known persons. Furthermore, a kid requires parent
support and motivation to make new friends at different place for removing their sadness
accordingly.
Changes in family – The changes in family can be considered separation, new addition
of member to family and demise. It consist the discomfort of separation when children go away
from house in hostel for their studies then it may impact on their mind set. Similarly, when a new
members added in family then parents manage the conflicting thoughts of child and encourage
them to welcome new members along with accepting them appropriately.
Concerns about physical conditions – There are various physical conditions that may
occur in life of an individual such as impairment and diseases when they requires support of
family. It consist different types of health problem and hazardous incidents due to which a
person remain unhealthy, hence, required care accordingly. However, it has been observed that,
many times, injuries or inabilities are much crucial due to which a child is capable to even move
properly by their. Moreover, family members plays an important role to support an individual to
conduct activities of their regular routine including taking medication in order to become well-
being. Additionally, family members only care about you and sacrifice their life for their favour
in respect of making healthy (Bales and Parsons, 2014).
Financial concerns – This include problem related to funds which can consider living
expenditure, housing, car loans and many more. Family is most supportive factor for an
individuals they can manage overall issue of life for their welfare. However, if an individual do
not have much funds to fulfil their basic expenses then only a family member can help them and
may sacrifice their savings as well.
Societal concerns – This can be described as several social factors which may harm you
then parents always make sure to protect you by taking more effective as well as efficient
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actions. It include congestion, securities and amenities which are focussed by family members as
they plays an important role to secure an individual from hazardous incidents, health problems
and other insecurities respectively. However, it consist disturbed mid set of a child or surrounded
from phobia or fear of something hen parents become supportive to them in order to overcome
with certain problems accordingly. Moreover, family members put efforts to make separation of
an individual from different safety issues like addiction, injuries, accidents, depression etc.
From the above discussion, it has been concluded that family is very important for a child
as it will always take actions to make them feel comfortable and remain away from different
types of problems (Hess and Handel, 2018). It consist different functions of family for
socialising a child by managing several changes of life including changes in employment,
changes in family, concerns about physical conditions, financial concerns and societal concerns.
It will facilitate to remove negative factors from mind set of and individual and help them to
overcome with different situations.
Changes in your family functions from the days you were teenagers until now
Family itself considered as family institution with several members of the same who
plays an important role in each other's life. It include the various types of functions such as
socialisation of children, production, consumption, social control of members, distribution of
goods and addition of new people through procreation & adoption. However, family always
remain supportive to an individual at the time of facing various situations in order to overcome
with them for achieving comfortable life. I have analysed that several challenging conditions in
life has been sort out due to help of my family from the days of teenage until now.
Considering duration from my early teenage till present adulthood, it has been analysed
that there are different challenging situation regarding my healthy problems, career, job and
many more. However, my family members provide help to sort out overall challenges if life until
now in order to make my life comfortable. In addition to this, I have faced may of social and
emotional changes in which some of them are discussed here. Initially, A search for identity
refers the development of own desire regarding their image and putting questions about various
aspects of life as they are right or wrong respectively (Mandelbaum, 2017). It consist
development of morals & beliefs which facilitate them to make decisions for different prospects
such as swearing off meat, looking into different forms of spirituality, tying myself to a tree or
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jumping abroad a Greenpeace boat. I have followed a set of beliefs which from my teenage
which become important to me in present time i.e., my adulthood.
Secondly, A quest for independence involve definite sense of not need other people for
help, not even parents then an individual feel to be capable enough to do everything by their own
without support of anytime in their life. Similarly, during my teenage, I felt that it is possible for
me to face whole world alone through conducting every tasks of my life by own efforts.
However, independence can be considered as essential ability by which an individual gain
confidence to put efforts in correct direction for achieving better outcomes. It has been analysed
that I believe on my own strength and capabilities to complete specific tasks to gain rewards but
not achieve success. At that time, my mother support me and make realise about my problems
and encourage to do hard work appropriately for achieving successful results.
Thirdly, A desire to experiment can be described as wants of teenagers to conduct some
adventure in life and get highly influenced by friends and peers accordingly. Considering my
adolescence days, I have feeling to spend an adventurous life including climbing on mountains,
risk taking behaviour, desires to join judo club and many more. Once upon a time, I have plan a
trip with friends for climbing mountains by lying with my parents and get highly injured then my
family support me to get proper treatment for the same. My mother again make me realise that
lying is not good and always consult to her while doing such type of activities because it may
create very serious situation of my life. I called myself a daring person and bear guts to conduct
any risk taking task due to friend circle of same mind sets.
In addition to this, A change in communication can be considered as fact of explosion
of social media, mobile phones, 24 hours access to communicable devices and way of teenager
start to socialise that takes on several changes. I preferred to use social networking sisters to
make new friends which may or may not be good for me but impact on my life. Many of people
meet on social media were fake and not liable to remain in touch as I felt uncomfortable when
they talk to me which results in my silence behaviour. My mother analyse the situation and talk
to me in respect of make me learn that it is must to make friends only those people on social
media whosoever were already known to me like neighbours, classmates and peers.
Moreover, Expressing strong feelings include development of several developmental
and physical changes in body of teenagers which impacts on their emotions as well. Meanwhile,
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it has been analysed that I was Become sensitive or self-consciousness due to maintaining image
amongst society and teenage self esteem also linked with my looks is my beliefs at that time.
Now, I feel that my performance, behaviour, way of thinking and talking make my identity in
front of people. Today, I feel that my attempt should not harm anyone and remain secure from
others but thinking of another person about will not much hurt me.
The above changes summarise that I have faced several problems from my teenage to
present adulthood including accidental injuries, emotional stress and disease in which family
support me to overcome with the same. Furthermore, it has been analysed that, my teenager
personality was different from present situation but still my family support me in every task.
TASK 2
Apply each style of parenting for socialisation
The parenting can be described as procedure of supporting and promoting emotional,
physical, social and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. It include
great deal of consistency and routine in order provide children a sense of control. Parenting is
significant as it make a child responsible and caring adults of society. However, it is necessary
for parents to develop appropriate parenting skills and utilise more effective as well as efficient
parenting styles on respect socialising the kid. There are various styles of parenting from which
most suitable one can be selected for implementing to make child capable to become acceptable
person in society (Tay and et. al., 2017).
Parenting styles can be classified into various categories including Authoritarian,
Authoritative, Permissive and Neglective from which more appropriate can be adopted by
parents to support their child. However, good parenting is important as it focus on developing
independence in children as the redundancy becomes aims for parents. It is important to select
parenting style that considers age and stage of development. There are several parenting styles
which are given below. Firstly, Authoritarian Parenting Style consist the approach of remain
disciplinarians parents in order to care and support their children to gain bright future for them. It
include to utilise strict styles of discipline along with small negotiation possible where the fact of
punishment is common. However, the communication is common way from parent to child and
rules applied were not usually explained to them. Parents having authoritarian style can be
considered as typically less nurturing and expectations are high with limited flexibility. Being a
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parent, I can apply this parenting style as it is beneficial to make child disciplined which
facilitate to protect them from attempting wring aspects.
Secondly, Authoritative Parenting Style can be described about reasonable and
nurturing parents as they set high expectations in cedar manner. It include developed children
with self-disciplined and they think for themselves as this style can consider to be more
beneficial for children (Fineman, 2014). However, it consist clear disciplinary rules, frequent
communication and appropriate to understanding level of child. Meanwhile, I can adopt
authoritative parenting style because it is suitable for children and they will become comfortable
to learn different aspects of life which is more favourable for my child.
Thirdly, Permissive Parenting Style refers to indulgent parents who provide permission
easily to children for whatever they want to do along with giving limited guidance or direction to
them. It can be considered that friendly bond has been established between their parents and
children. However, permissive style involve less strictness and rules with an open
communication and let children deciding for themselves besides of giving direction. I can adopt
permissive style in order to socialise my child as they can decide by themselves to become a
valuable and acceptable person in society.
At the other hand, Neglective Parenting Styles consist the criteria in which parents
provide a lot of freedom to them and usually stay out of their way (Stewart, 2014). Sometimes, it
is observed that few of parents prefer to make conscious decisions but rest of other are not much
interested in parenting. Being parent, this style can be applied by me to give proper freedom to
my child as they will not feel bounded and make their own decisions of life.
From the above discussion, it has been concluded that different types of parents adopt
one suitable parenting style according to their mind set and skills. The Authoritative Parenting
Style ca be considered as more appropriate in order to make child disciplined and protect them
from wrong attempts while socialising them properly.
CONCLUSION
The above report has been summarised that family is very important in life of an
individual as they support in every critical situation. There re various negative incidents like
accidents, injuries, health problems and many more which can be overcome with help of family
members. However, it consist various emotional and social changes from teenage to adulthood
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which can be solved by support of family members. Moreover, suitable parenting styles should
be selected for socialisation of a child.
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REFERENCES
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