Question

Read the extract and complete the activities given below:

Family can be classified into two types: joint family and nuclear family.      In the joint family along with parents and children other members like grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. are included. In such family, socialization of children is quicker. Tasks are shared. Responsibilities are shared.      Establishment of emotional bonds are common leading to mental security. Members learn adjustment. But sometimes there are conflicts and misunderstandings among family members. Children do not get complete attention from their parents.      On the contrary nuclear family consists of parents and their children. So we see flexibility in parental roles. Parents share their responsibilities. Parent child relationships are very intimate, Full attention is paid on children's personality development. But children lack in making adjustments. Children get too much attention from their parents and so they become demanding and selfish.      Parenting styles do influence children's behaviour. The best known research on parenting style is Diana Baumrind’s early studies of pre-school children and their parents. She proposed three parenting styles: permissive, authoritarian and authoritative.      Permissive parents are inconsistent in their behaviour. So children of such parents become dependent, immature.      Authoritarian parents are rigid and punitive in nature. Children of such parents become unfriendly, unsocial and uninvolved. Parents provide food and shelter to their children but they neglect them and become emotionally detached. That leads to indifferent, rejecting behaviour on the part of the children.      Authoritative parents encourage independency, they set limits and goals, they are firm in their behaviour. This kind of parenting style makes children self-reliable, independent and develop social skills.

A1. State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statements and rewrite:     (2)

1. In the nuclear family, the members do not have close interaction among themselves.
2. There are more conflicts and misunderstandings among family members in joint family.
3. Flexibility of the parents has worst effect in children to make adjustments in nuclear family.
4. The child’s physical, emotional and social development begins in school.

A2. Pick out the sentences from the extract which indicate the strict behaviour of parents affecting the children.     (2)

A3. Give reasons for the following and rewrite:

1. In nuclear family children become demanding and selfish because ...........
2.  Children of permissive parents become dependent and immature because ..........

A4. Family plays an important role in developing your social behaviour. Write your thoughts on the given statement:     (2)

A5. Do as directed:     (2)

1. Children do not get complete attention from their parents. (Identify the correct passive voice of the above sentence from the given options and rewrite.)
   1. Complete attention do not get from their parents by the children.
   2. Complete attention from their parents does not get by the children.
   3. Complete attention from their parents is not got by the children.
   4. Complete attention from their parents are not got by the children.
2. Authoritarian parents are rigid and punitive in nature. (Identify the correct Wh-question to get an underlined answer from the given options and rewrite.)
   1. What are authoritarian parents in nature?
   2. What authoritarian parents are in nature?
   3. How the authoritarian parents in nature are?
   4. How are the authoritarian parents in nature?

A6. Find the synonyms of the words given below from the extract:     (2)

1. impress
2. close

Answer 1

A1. 

1. This statement is false.
   Explanation:
   In the nuclear family, the members have close and intimate interaction among themselves.
2. This statement is true.
3. This statement is true. 
4. This statement is false.
   Explanation:
   The child’s physical, emotional and social development begins in the family.

A2. 

• “Authoritarian parents are rigid and punitive in nature.”
• “Parents provide food and shelter to their children but they neglect them and become emotionally detached.”

A3. 

1. In nuclear family children become demanding and selfish because they get too much attention from their parents.
2.  Children of permissive parents become dependent and immature because permissive parents are inconsistent in their behaviour.

A4. Family is the first school of a child. It teaches values, discipline, love and respect. Children learn how to behave with others by observing their parents and elders. Therefore, family plays a very important role in shaping a child’s social behaviour.

A5. 

1. Complete attention from their parents is not got by the children.
2. How are the authoritarian parents in nature?

A6.

1. impress - influence
2. close - intimate