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      • The primary function of the family is to reproduce society, both biologically through procreation and socially through socialization. Given these functions, the individual’s experience of his or her family shifts over time.
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  2. Feb 20, 2021 · The primary function of the family is to ensure the continuation of society, both biologically through procreation, and socially through socialization. Given these functions, the nature of one’s role in the family changes over time.

  3. The family performs several essential functions for society. It socializes children, it provides emotional and practical support for its members, it helps regulate sexual activity and sexual reproduction, and it provides its members with a social identity.

  4. Apr 19, 2024 · family, a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and siblings.

    • Single Parents, Blended Families, and Foster Families. Single-parent households are on the rise. In 2017, 32 percent of children lived with a single parent only, up from 25 percent in 2008.
    • Cohabitation. Living together before or in lieu of marriage is a growing option for many couples. Cohabitation is when a man and woman live together in a sexual relationship without being married.
    • Same-Sex Couples. Figure 14.6 After being together for 23 years, Phyllis Siegel (standing) and Connie Kopolev were the first same-sex couple to marry in New York City.
    • Staying Single. About three-in-ten American adults report that they are single, meaning that they are neither married nor in a committed relationship. That group varies greatly by age and gender.
  5. Nov 11, 2017 · Family relationships are enduring and consequential for well-being across the life course. We discuss several types of family relationships—marital, intergenerational, and sibling ties—that have an important influence on well-being.

    • Patricia A Thomas, Hui Liu, Debra Umberson
    • 2017
  6. Apr 18, 2024 · The family has different functions in countries and regions with different social situations. In China, some researchers have proposed family functions in five aspects, namely nurturing function, biological function, psychological function, life function, and social function. Family function is an important part of the family system.

  7. Feb 20, 2021 · The primary function of the family is to reproduce society, both biologically through procreation and socially through socialization. Given these functions, the individual’s experience of his or her family shifts over time.

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