Family

Family

The family, meaning that group of people that are genetically related primarily the major.
But,nowadays, the meaning of family is expanded.
For example, an elderly man and his twelve cats or a cohabiting homosexual couple with three foster children can be said to be a family.
And these days, more and more of the family structure is being reduced.
Being the nuclear family.
And, also by culture, family structure is different.
For example, in the case of Saudi Arabia is polygamy.
The primary function of the family is to reproduce society, both biologically, through procreation, and socially, through socialization.
Family can be dismantled, such as divorce or bereavement.
Financial power or religion, or race also factors such as the Social class can be divided.

Same-sex couples and solitary, One-Parent Households are also New Developments in Families.

I think, nowadays, there are many new emerging family structure.
Structure is different, but meaning of Family will be important to everybody.