The Family: Characteristics and types

The Family:

• Family is the basic social unit. Family represents people living together by ties of marriage, blood or adaptation, thus representing a single household. According to sociology, the family has the primary function of reproducing society; biologically, socially, or both.

Characteristics of Family:

• Universality: • Emotional basis: • Limited size: • Formative influence: • Nuclear position in the social structure: • Responsibility of the members: • Social regulation:

Types of Family Structures

extended family

nuclear family

Single-parent familysingle-dad (n.)single-mom (n.)

Blended family

1. nuclear family

2. extended family

3. Single-parent family

4. Blended family

5. Childless family

a family group with 3 or more generations in a family.

A mother or father alone raising children.

Two divorced people marry, bring with them children from the old families.

A couple with no kids.

a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children.

Homework:

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related to Family.