US Census- a family is a group of two or more persons related by blood, marrige, or adoption who reside together.

1. Nuclear family- consists of a husband, wife, and offspring (natural or adopted). The nuclear family tends to live in a single home separate from other family members. It is the most common family form in the US.

2. Composite family- families that are formed by plural marrige. The most common is poligamus, like one male and several wives. Monogomy is not the most popular form in america.

3. Extended family- two types of extended family. Large kin or kinship groups living together.

a. Consanguine- it emphasizes on blood ties.

b. Conjugal- emphasis on husband and wife relationship. (in-laws)

US Census Facts: The overwhelming majority of households are made up of married couples. Females make less money than men. Women are more likely to be empovirished. For black females it is like 70%.

The functionalist analyze family in terms of th

2. Associational (Industrial societies) societies:

He said that there will always be a conflict between master overlords and slaves.

Some topics in this essay:
Vocabulary Recreational, Robert Winch-, Emile Durkheim-, Randall Collins-, Gemienschaft Mechanical, Gesellschaft Organic, Marx Class, Valued Unequally, Associational Industrial, Sex Race, system closed, class position, persons related blood, system closed rigid, closed rigid, master overlords, husband wife, social class, social calss, integration- consistency, blood marrige adoption, related blood marrige, social stratification, collective conscience,