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'''Family''' denotes a group of people affiliated by a common ancestry, affinity or co-residence. Although the [[concept]] of consanguinity originally referred to relations by "blood,"  [[Anthropology|anthropologists]] have argued that one must understand the idea of "blood" [[metaphor]]ically, and that many societies understand 'family' through other concepts rather than through genetic proximity.

'''Family''' denotes a group of people affiliated by a common ancestry, affinity or co-residence. Although the [[concept]] of consanguinity originally referred to relations by "blood,"  [[Anthropology|anthropologists]] have argued that one must understand the idea of "blood" [[metaphor]]ically, and that many societies understand 'family' through other concepts rather than through genetic proximity.

   

   

It has been argued by many [[sociology|sociologists]], [[anthropology|anthropologists]]philosophers, and  psychoanalysts that the main function of the family is to perpetuate society. Either socially, with the "social production of children", or biologically, or both. Thus, one's experience of one's family shifts over time. From the perspective of children, the family is a family of orientation: the family serves to locate children socially, and plays a major role in their [[culture|enculturation]] and socialization. From the point of view of the parent(s), the family is a family of procreation the goal of which is to produce and enculturate and socialize children. However, producing children is not the only function of the family; in societies with a [[sexuality|sexual]] division of labor, [[marriage]], and the resulting relationship between two people, is necessary for the formation of an economically productive household.

It has been argued by many [[sociology|sociologists]], [[anthropology|anthropologists]] [[philosophers]], and  [[psychoanalysts]] that the main function of the [[family]] is to perpetuate [[society]]. Either socially, with the "social production of children", or biologically, or both. Thus, one's [[experience]] of one's family shifts over time. From the perspective of children, the family is a family of orientation: the family serves to locate children socially, and plays a major role in their [[culture|enculturation]] and socialization. From the point of view of the parent(s), the family is a family of procreation the goal of which is to produce and enculturate and socialize children. However, producing children is not the only function of the family; in societies with a [[sexuality|sexual]] division of labor, [[marriage]], and the resulting relationship between two people, is necessary for the formation of an economically productive household.

A conjugal family consists of one or more parents/guardians and their children. The most common form of this family is regularly referred to as a nuclear family. [http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html] - "a woman and/or husband and dependent children." -  

A conjugal family consists of one or more parents/guardians and their children. The most common form of this family is regularly referred to as a nuclear family. [http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html] - "a woman and/or husband and dependent children." -