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Consequences of Large and Small Family Sizes

The document discusses the effects and consequences of large and small family sizes on individual lives and the national economy. Large families may face issues such as malnutrition, poor education access, and increased government expenses, while small families may struggle with low income and under-utilization of resources. The document also includes characteristics of both family sizes and their respective impacts on quality of life and economic factors.

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Consequences of Large and Small Family Sizes

The document discusses the effects and consequences of large and small family sizes on individual lives and the national economy. Large families may face issues such as malnutrition, poor education access, and increased government expenses, while small families may struggle with low income and under-utilization of resources. The document also includes characteristics of both family sizes and their respective impacts on quality of life and economic factors.

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SOCIAL STUDIES

WALA

 Effects/Consequences of Large and


Small Family Sizes
WALT

 Describe the characteristics of a


large family size;
 Describe the characteristics of a
small family size;
 Explain the effects/consequences of
the family sizes on individual lives
and the nation’s economy.
KEYWORDS

 Family Size: The total number of members


in a family, including parents, children, and
sometimes extended relatives.
 Small Family: A family with fewer members,
typically consisting of parents and one or
two children.
 Consequences: The results or effects that
follow an action or decision.
 Social: Related to the interaction and
relationships between people in a
community or society.
REFERENCE MATERIAL

 Classic Basic Social Studies and


Security Education for Junior
Secondary School Textbook JSS1;
Page 1 (10-15)
Characteristics of Large
Family Size
The following are
characteristics of
large family size:
 The large family is
made up of the
father,
mother/mothers
and many children.
GROUP ACTIVITY

 List three advantages and three


disadvantages of small and large
families.

 Groups will present their findings to


the class.
Consequences of Large
Family Size on the
Quality of Individual
Lives
 The large size of a family affects the quality of life
of the individual in the following ways:
 The members may be malnourished, that is they
may not be able to feed well.
 There is tendency of fighting with one another in a
big family.
 Access to good and qualitative education might
not be possible because of shortage in family
resources.
 There will be jealousy and envy in the large family.
population per room might occur.
Consequences of Large
Family Size on the
Quality of Individual
Lives
 Many members of large family grow
up in hostile environment.
 Room occupancy ratio will be high in
a large family. Over population per
room might occur.
Consequences of Large
Family Size on the
National
The Economy
size of a large family affects the
national economy in the following ways:
 A large family size will spend most of the
income on food. Therefore it will affect
the savings of that family. When savings
is affected, it will reduce investments.
 A large family size will bring about
overuse of public facilities.
 It will also increase government expenses
on the provision of amenities.
Consequences of Large
Family Size on the
National Economy
 It can bring about overuse of land
resources which will definitely affect
the economy of the nation.
 It brings about increase in crime rate
because of care for a large
population.
Effects/Consequences of Having a Large
Family Size.

 Poverty
 Malnutrition
 Illiteracy
 Poor standard of living
 Living in a densely populated area
 Inability to acess medical facilities
Characteristics of Small Family Size

The following are


characteristics of
small family size.
 The small family is
made up of the
father, mother and
few children.
Consequences of Small
Family Size on the
Quality of Individual
Lives
A small family size would have the
following consequences on the quality of
life of the individual members of the family:
 The death of the parent adversely affects
the members of the family.
 The income of the family will be low
because it is the parents that provide for
the family. It will affect the quality of lives
of members of the small sized family.
Consequences of Small
Family Size on the Economy

 A small family size would have the following


consequences on the economy of the
nation:
 It may bring about the under-utilization of
economic resources.
 A small family size may not be able to have
more people that will vote during election.
 Small family size will produce inadequate
labour force which will be smaller than that
of a larger family.
Consequences of Small
Family Size on the
 It brings about low output because of
Economy
its small nature.
 It will have wastage of output. In
case the family produces more than
it can consume, it will be wasted or
given out to those that do not labour
with them. This is because the family
is small.
Class Activity

 Classic Basic Social Studies and


Security Education for Junior
Secondary School Textbook JSS1;
Page 15 - MCQ(1-5)
Assignment

 Worksheet
Plenary

 How has your family size affected


your daily life?

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