The document discusses the family as the basic social unit defined by marriage, blood, or adoption. It represents a single household and serves to reproduce society both biologically and socially. The document outlines characteristics of the family like universality and emotional bonds. It also describes different types of family structures such as the nuclear family, extended family, single-parent family, and blended family.

4. The Family:
• Family is the basic social unit.
Family represents people living
together by ties of
marriage, blood or
adaptation, thus representing
a single household. According
to sociology, the family has the
primary function of
reproducing society;
biologically, socially, or both.

5. Characteristics of Family:
• Universality:
• Emotional basis:
• Limited size:
• Formative influence:
• Nuclear position in the social structure:
• Responsibility of the members:
• Social regulation:

6. Types of Family Structures

7. extended family

8. nuclear family

9. Single-parent family
single-dad (n.)
single-mom (n.)

10. Blended family

11. 1. nuclear family
2. extended family
3. Single-parent
family
4. Blended family
5. Childless family
a family group with 3 or more
generations in a family.
A mother or father alone raising
children.
Two divorced people marry, bring with
them children from the old families.
A couple with no kids.
a family group consisting of a pair of
adults and their children.

12. Homework:
Elaborate a
concept map
related to Family.