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Papua New Guinea Family |
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| Family Role in society |
The nuclear family was the fundamental social unit of Egypt, in many ways people today share similar values and life ways
Even the gods were divided to nuclear families, every god had a consort and children. Cities had their sacred triads consisting of a god father, mother and child
Family ties were extremely important, and lineage was traced through both the mother's and father's lines
Family property and inheritance was regulated by strict codes
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The extended family is the basis of support for most people
Traditionally, married men lived in separate houses from their wives. All men and women in a tribe shared two community huts, children
lived in the women hut.
Most land is vested in kin groups and allocated according to need. Individual land ownership is not common
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| Fathers |
The father was responsible for the economic well-being of the family
Monogamy was the general custom of the family structure in Egypt, with the exception of the Pharaoh, who married many times to ensure a heir to the throne.
| Both men and women may work outside the home, to provide for food.
Men hunted together in groups, to provide food for the entire village
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| Wives |
Individual Role - The mother supervised the household and cared for the upbringing of her own children, she had little role in the community life
Women performed their household tasks mainly inside their homes, occasionally leaving ther houses
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Group work - Women worked together for the welfare of the community, they prepared food for the whole tribe together and
participated together in the care for the extended family children
Women worked outside and cared for the domestic pigs and gardens, belonging to the tribe
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| children |
children were closely attached to their genetic parents for lifetime
Respect for one's parents was a cornerstone of morality, the most fundamental duty of the eldest son was to care for his parents in their last days and to ensure that they received a proper burial.
children were instructed by society to repay the devotion of their parents and care for them in their old age.
| Loose connection with genetic parent - A child often refers to having more than one mother and father and numerous siblings who, in other societies, would be called aunts, uncles, and cousins
Parents who are infertile or who lost a child are often compensated with an infant child by their relatives
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