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1. • • Our working definition of family purpose is: a long-term goal that families share across generations and that becomes meaningful to younger family members as they form their own plans to accomplish acts of consequence to the world beyond themselves.
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   What is a family in sociology?

   • So what is a family? Family is a socially recognized group (usually joined by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption) that forms an emotional connection among its members and that serves as an economic unit of society. Sociologists identify different types of families based on how one enters into them.

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   What is a sociological perspective on families?

   • A sociological perspective on families means appreciating the role of large-scale (macro) social forces (like history and social institutions) and using scientific research to gather information. Family may be defined differently—and practiced differently—in cultures across the world, but there are features that are shared by families, as well.

   Introduction to the Sociology of Family – Sociology of Family

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   How do sociologists identify different types of families?

   • Sociologists identify different types of families based on how one enters into them. A family of orientation refers to the family into which a person is born. A family of procreation describes one that is formed through marriage. These distinctions have cultural significance related to issues of lineage.

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   What is a family based on?

   • Most published statistics on the family are based on census or household survey questions and responses. In the United States (and, for the most part, throughout the world), the "family" is defined in censuses and surveys as two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, AND living in the same residence (Fields and Casper 2001).

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3. www.sociologygroup.com › family-institutionWhat is Family Institution and its Characteristics

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   Nov 15, 2017 · In simple terms, a family can be referred to as a group that is deliberately created or created by the virtue of birth. It may be created to serve various purposes like for protection and security, sense of belonging, controlled and disciplined behavior and even for the mating purpose.

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   Family is a socially recognized group (usually joined by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption) that forms an emotional connection among its members and that serves as an economic unit of society. Sociologists identify different types of families based on how one enters into them.

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   Learning Objective. Summarize understandings of the family as presented by functional, conflict, and social interactionist theories. Sociological views on today’s families generally fall into the functional, conflict, and social interactionist approaches introduced earlier in this book.

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   Dec 14, 2023 · Social interactionist perspectives on the family examine how family members and intimate couples interact on a daily basis and arrive at shared understandings of their situations. Studies grounded in social interactionism give us a keen understanding of how and why families operate the way they do.

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   A key concept in the social sciences, and especially in demography and sociology, is that of the family. The family is generally regarded as a major social institution and a locus of much of a person's social activity.

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   Family is a socially recognized group (usually joined by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption) that forms an emotional connection among its members and that serves as an economic unit of society. Sociologists identify different types of families based on how one enters into them.

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   Here, we’ll define family as a socially recognized group (usually joined by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption) that forms an emotional connection and serves as an economic unit of society. Sociologists identify different types of families based on how one enters into them.