Family , in Sociology
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FAMILY , in sociology a basic unit of social structure, the exact definition of which can vary greatly from time to time and from culture...Laslett, Household and Family in Past Time (1972); T. Hareven, Transitions: The Family and the Life Course in Historical Perspective (1978); J. Elshtain, The Family in Political Thought (1982...