The word "family" is derived from the Latin word "familia" meaning a group of people or the Roman word "famulus" meaning servant. Family provides the foundation for every society by offering love, affection, and culture as an indispensable institution for developing human characteristics according to Aristotle. There are different types of families including extended, nuclear, polygamy, monogamy, and families organized by descent, living arrangements, or domination. Families serve important biological, economic, religious, and social functions.

1. FAMILY

2. The word Family is derived from the Latin word
“Familia” which means “group of people”.
The word family is derived from the Roman word
“famulus” which means “a servant”.
According to Samuel
“The family Is a Latin word. This term includes
parents, children’s and their close relationship.”
According to Robert E. Riegel
“ Family is a social institution which provides
foundations of every society.”

3. • According to Aristotle Family is
“An indispensable seed bed of love, affection
and culture which enjoys the very fundamental
position in cultivation and maintaining human
characteristics of sociality or sociability”.

4. Basic Types of family
• Extended family
• Nuclear family

5. Types of Family Arrangements
• On the basis of Mate selection
Traditional
Modern
• On the basis of number of wives or husbands
Polygamy
1-polygyny
2-Polyandry
3-Monogymy
• On the basis of descent or inheritance
Patrilineal
Matrilineal
Bi-lneal

6. • On the basis of livings
Patrilocal
Matrilocal
Neo-local
• On the basis of domination
Patriarchal
Matriarchal

7. Functions of Family
• Biological functions
• Economic functions
• Religious functions
• Social functions