3.  “ A social group characterized by common
residence, economic cooperation and reproduction.
It includes adults of both sexes, at least two of whom
maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and
one or more children, own or adopted, of the
sexually cohabiting adults.” ( George
P. Mardock )
 “ A group of person united by the 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 and daughter, brother and
sister, and creating and maintaining a common
culture.” ( Ernest W. Burgess, Harvey and Glick )
 “The family is socially sanctioned, relatively
permanent grouping of people who are united by
blood, marriage or adoption and who generally live
together and cooperate economically.”
( Hebding and Glick )

4. a. Regulates sexual behavior and a unit for
reproduction
b. Biological maintenance
c. Chief agency in socializing the child
d. Gives its members status
e. An importance mechanism for social
control

5. – consists of wife,
husband and their children

6. - is the family
established by the person by this
marriage and consists of a husband, a
wife, a son and daughter.
- is the family into
which a person is born and where one is
reared and socialized. It consists of a
mother, father, brothers and sister.

7. 2. – this type of family is
consist of three or more generations
living together under the same roof or in
a family compound.

8. 3. – consist of one
parent and child or children living
together in the same household.

9. 4. – parents become
legal parents of a child they bring into
their home. They may have been unable
to have children on their own. Most
couples prefer to adopt newborns.

10. 5. – is a family where
one parent has children that are not
genetically related to the other
parent. Either one or both parents
may have children from a previous
relationship.

11. 6. – this is where both
parents are absent from the house,
whereas the older brothers or sisters take
care of the younger ones.

12. residence permits the newly married couple
to live with, or near the husband’s parents.
residence permits the newly married
couple to live with, or near the wife’s parents.
residence gives the couple a choice of staying
with either the groom’s parents or the bride’s parents,
depending upon the relative wealth of their families or
their status, the wishes of their parents or certain
personal preferences of the brides and the groom.
residence permits the newly married couple
to reside independently from the parents of either the
groom or the bride.
residence prescribes that the new
couple live with or near the maternal uncle of the
groom.

13. – the authority in
the family is vested primarily in the
oldest male in the family often the
father.
– the authority is
more or less equal between the
husband and the wife.

14. affiliates a person
with a group of relatives who are
related to him through his father.
affiliates a person
with a group of relatives who are
related to him through his mother.
affiliates a person with
a group of kinsmen related to him
through both his parents.