Functions of the Family
• Regulates sexual behavior and is the unit of reproduction
• Performs the function of biological maintenance
• Chief agency for socializing the child
• Gives its members status
• Important mechanism for social control
• Educational, economic, recreational, religious and political functions
• Performs the function of biological maintenance
• Chief agency for socializing the child
• Gives its members status
• Important mechanism for social control
• Educational, economic, recreational, religious and political functions