Sociology / Unit 8 Soc 1283 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Family
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The idea
Family is a socially recognized group, joined by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption, that forms an emotional connection and an economic unit.
In practice
A functionalist and an interactionist both call a household of close, mutually supportive friends a family, for different reasons.
Where people slip
A stricter definition limited to a wedded couple and children is one convention this course reports, not the only correct one.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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