Definition and Nature of Family

Definition and Nature of Family

1. DEFINITION AND NATURE OF FAMILY The family is the basis social institution and the primary group in society.

2. Burgess and Locke (1963) define the family as a group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood or adoption, constituting a single household, interacting and communicating with each other in their respective social roles of husband and wife, mother and father, son daughter, brother and sister, creating and a common culture.

3. Light (1985) - defines the family as a group of people who are united by ties of marriage, ancestry, or adoption and who are recognized by the community as constituting a single household and as having the responsibility for rearing children.

4. Murdock (1949) –defines the family as a social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation and reproduction.

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