Basic family types- Nuclear family, extended family, household, single-parent, reconstituted,same-sex.
All relate and depend of social class and ethnic background.
Families are a universal concept.
Murdock-Functionalist-Families perform 4 functions:
-sexual, -reproductive, -economic, -educational
Family-a group of people who live together and are relatede by blood or kinship ties. E.g Nuclear family
Household-a group of people who live together but are not related by blood or kinship ties. E.g Student housing
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