Types of Family

Types of Family:

1. Dyad Family: consist of 2 people living together, usually a woman and a man, without children. This includes single young adults live together in a shared apartment, for companionship or financial security while completing school or beginning their careers.

2. Nuclear Family: composed of a husband, wife, and children.

3. Cohabitation Family: composed of heterosexual couples living together like a nuclear family but remain unmarried.

4. Extended / Multigenerational Family: includes not only the nuclear family but also other family members such as grandmothers, aunts, cousins, etc.

5. Single Parent Family: only 1 parent lives in the home.

6. Blended Family: or a remarriage or reconstituted family, a divorced or widowed person with children marries someone who also has children.

7. Communal Family: groups of people chosen to live together as an extended family. Their relationship is motivated by social or religious values rather than kinship.

8. Gay or Lesbian Family: individuals of the same sex live together as partners for companionship, financial security and sexual fulfillment.

9. Foster Family: Children whose parents can no longer care for them may be placed in a foster home by a child protection agency.

10. Adoptive Family: family of any type adopt children.

Universal Principles of Biomedical Ethics

1. Autonomy: self determination and freedom to choose and implement ones decision, free from deceit, duress, constraint, or coercion.

2. Veracity: tell the truth.
Benevolent deception: practitioner intentionally witholds information according to his sound
judgment when such revelation would do harm to the emotionally unstable or
depressed person.

3. Beneficence: promotes doing acts stated in positive form of kindness and mercy that directly benefit the patient. Promotes health of patient, prevent illness.

4. Nonmalfiscence: stated in negative form to remind health practitioners to do no harm.

5. Justice: right to demand to be treated justly, fairly, and equally.

Sample Toast Speech

Serendipity, That's how I call John and Mary's love story. You see, my friend John here used to be a night person. He used to call me every night, and I mean every night, just to ask me to accompany him to different nights spots. Circle of friends thought he would end up marrying someone who has an active night life also.
But, twist of fate. One early morning, my pregnant wife asked me to buy a green mango, and it should be in Carbon Market. A whim from my wife's pica, I readily obliged. So I called John, and eventhough we still felt tired and sleepy from the last night's adventure, off we went, prime destination, of all places, Carbon Market.
So , there we were... When John was about to pick a green mango, another female hand was about to reach for it also. Both hands were then holding the same mango.When John looked at the owner of the hand, wham, love at first sight. Not just for John, but also for Mary. When I gazed back at their hands, both hands were interlocked, minus the mango though. And the stares, the stares that only their hearts can understand. Time stood still. I witnessed the most romantic moment. It was as if sweet music was played at that time. It was as if Carbon was the most romantic place in the world, a France and Rome combined.
From then on, both played sweet music together until they decided to get married. So, here we are today gathered together to celebrate with them their union.
Let's propose a toast! A toast to John and Mary! To life long happy journey! To serendipity! Cheers!