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    Nursing Dr. Irene Gadil FAMILY In human context‚ a family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity‚ affinity‚ or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children. Anthropologists most generally classify family organization as matrilocal (a mother and her children); conjugal (a husband‚ his wife‚ and children; also called nuclear family); and consanguineal (also called an extended family) in which parents and children

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    in which the extended families are IMPORTANT in the contemporary UK (17)  An extended family contains kin beyond the nuclear family. It includes the vertical extension‚ a 3rd or 4th generation such as grandparents or great grandparents‚ or a horizontal extension such as cousins or aunts/uncles. Willmott and Young believed from historical data that the extended family was the most dominant before being replaced by the nuclear family. Financial stability is important for a family to function and

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    Thesis: With the development of various family situations‚ typical nuclear families should no longer be considered the ideal family concept. In Canada today it seems that there is a predominately functionalistic view of the family. These functionalistic views of the family are also seen as the root of many societies problems. The importance of the family and its function for society constitutes the primary set of reasons why there is a social as distinguished from purely productive differentiation

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    the Nuclear family? The nuclear family is well known conception within the Western world. It consists of 2 adults and 2.4 children. There are many supporters of this traditional family construction‚ and there are many with contrasting arguments who disagree. An alternative to the nuclear family in the west is the extended family. It consists of the traditional nuclear family and added relations such as an aunt‚ or cousin. The been-pole family is a sub-category of the extended family and it consists

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    What Is a Family? thorny question for many policymakers is‚ “What is a family?” Definitions abound‚ but consensus does not. How we define the family is often hotly-debated because the definition has significant consequences in people’s lives. Government agencies often have to define what a family is in order to determine who benefits from their program and who does not. Towns or cities often have to define families in developing zoning and housing regulations. Family definitions can have a bearing

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    A family is an essential part of our life. It’s very important to have people‚ with whom you can share your good and bad times‚ your joys and sorrows. They are my family. (with the dearest people who are my family). I am lucky to be born and brought-up in a two-parent family. Family is an important part of my life. My mum is an engineer. She is a kind‚ responsible and sociable woman. She is full of tenderness to all of us. My mother is always ready to give me necessary information‚ moral support

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    Family Since the beginning of time‚ when we hear of the word “family”‚ we think of a close relative blood line usually consisting of a father‚ mother‚ kids‚ and maybe a dog. This basic structural unit is something that is portrayed in most TV shows and almost all advertisements. But over time‚ the meaning of family has far extended past “a group of blood relatives living under one roof”. We all have experienced some form of the basic meaning of family stated before. My family is very

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    the family

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    THE FAMILY There is no general definition of the term ’’ family’’ as its structure and functions vary from society to society. In our society‚ the family is seen as a group or social arrangement in which individuals who are specifically related by blood‚ marriage‚ adoption or some other factor‚ group together and tend to share a domestic unit-a household. Not all households can be described as families‚ however. The family is the basis on which large communities or societies are formed. It

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    BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Family to Family Submitted to Dr. Gene Jefferies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of EVAN 525 Contemporary Evangelism by Shawn T. Hunt October 4‚ 2014 Abstract The book Family to Family is a concrete guide for the family that has lost connection with itself. The very purpose of the book as stated by the authors is to “discover God’s purpose for your family‚ develop a family mission statement‚ establish core

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    describing her childhood and younger teenage years as an unwanted daugther. Unlike most children‚ Adeline had a difficult time growing up. All throughout her life she was bullied and looked down upon by most of her family. At a young age Adeline is constantly being left behind by her family‚ leaving her to feel like the unwanted daughter. Throughout the whole novel‚ Adeline is looked down at and is never acknowledged for her hard work “Nobody was there to pat my head or congratulate me…” page 17

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