Introduction
Families provide four main functions that help society operate. Socialization is used to pass on the norms and values of society, including regulation of sexual activity, which prevents incest and maintains property rights. Other functions include social organization, meaning that parents pass on their social identity, and material and emotional security for family members (in other words “heaven in a heartless world”).
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The four important functions of the family include socialization as a way of passing on the norms and values of society. An example is patriotism or religion. Regulation of sexual activity is another function that helps maintain property rights in terms of inheritance, which keeps money concentrated in a few rich families and also helps prevent incestuous actions. Families also provide social organization as parents pass on their social identity to their children, so that the reputation or social status of the family is maintained across generations. Finally families provide material and emotional security that is not available from others in society, An example is a home to come back to if an adult child's business venture failed.
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