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Lucy Mcmullan Functions & diversity of family structure There are various debates and views on the term 'family' in today's society. Although we can say that a family consists of a unit of people that are related, either legally through marriage or biologically. In both premodern and modern societies families have been seen as the most basic unit of a social organisation that carries out vital tasks, such as socialising children. Whereas a 'household' consists of a group of people who cohabit at the same address. Therefore this is known as 'a physical entity'. This could contain various social arrangements some may be considered within society as a 'family', whilst others may not. For example, a male and female cohabiting but not married may not be seen in today's society as 'a family unit'. The classic family structure is the 'nuclear family', this particular structure is known as traditional from a functionalist's point of view. It...

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