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QuestioN 6
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Definition of family was well answered although very few candidates wrote that they were people living together.
The questions on factors that influence family relationships and characteristics of a male adolescent was not well answered.
The required answers to the questions are as follows:
(a) DEFINITION OF FAMILY
The family is made up of a group of persons related by ties of marriage, blood or adoption
(b) FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
- Individual differences/clashes of personality
- Home conditions e.g. divorce, separation, conflicts, etc.
- Family size
- Human needs e.g. basic needs, love, education, etc.
- Parental attitudes
- Child training methods
- Generic inheritance
- Communication
- Peer group influence
- Changes due to growth and development
- Environmental condition
- Educational background
- Religious affiliation
- CHARACTERISTICS OF A MALE ADOLESCENT
Development of sex organs e.g. the testicle releases hormones into the blood stream
- Muscles develop – the hormones cause the muscles to develop
- They grow hair on the chest, the pubic region, face, etc.
- Testicles produce sperm which is also called male cell
- Changes in voice – the voice becomes deep
- They are very energetic and restless
- Wants to be independent – they feel big enough to do things on their own
- Assertive – wants to be in control, questions authority
- Change in appearance – growth in height and weight
- They start having we dreams during which the discharge sperm
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