14Notes-Family.pptVIP

Families Intimate Relationships What is a Family? The oldest and most important of social institutions Generally it involves individuals that are biologically or contractually (marriage) linked A sharing of common culture and experiences across generations Traditional Definition of Family A group of people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption, live together, are an economic unit, and bear and raise children. New Definition of Family Relationships in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity to be signific