Family as an association of men and women staying together in a common dwelling (house) place alone or with children having economic interdependence engaged in procreation (production) and upbringing of children.
Role and Functions of the Family:
1. Regulation of sexual behavior is the basic functions of the family system. Sexual behavior is not a matter of private choice and no society would permit to do mating at random. The marriage and family system, provides means of regulating sexual behavior by permitting who mate with whom.
2. Replacement of members from one generation to another generation is necessary for survival of the society.
3. Family is the earliest and most important agency of Socialization.
4. Family offer care, protection, security, love affection shelter and warms to infant. It also provides material and emotional support.
5. Social behavior of human is controlled by family his etiquette behaving and dealing other social members is controlled through family.
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