Family is the most important social group in our lives is where we learn our values and manners. We all have a family, and we all have different types of family with different rules and values, but “What is a family?”
A family is an organization, the basis for society, where parents and children interact. It can be affiliated by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage). One of the primary functions of the family is to produce and reproduce persons, biologically and/or socially. This can occur through the sharing of material substances (such as food); the giving and receiving of care and nurture jural rights and obligations; and moral and sentimental ties.
WHAT IS FAMILY?
Christopher Harris notes that the western conception of family is ambiguous, and confused with the household, as revealed in the different contexts in which the word is used: "We have seen that people can refer to their relatives as 'the family.' 'All the family turned up for the funeral.... But of course, my brother didn't bring his family along - they're much too young.' Here the reference is to the offspring (as distinct from 'all' the family). The neighbors were very good, too. 'The Jones came, and their two children. It was nice, the whole family turning up like that.' Here the usage is more restricted than 'relatives' or 'his relatives,' but includes just both parents and offspring. 'Of course, the children will be leaving home soon. It's always sad to see the family break up like that.' Here the reference is not only to parents and children but to their co-residence, that is, to the household."
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