Steem kids community word definition Contest series wk1// what does Family mean to you? Entry by @shadia931

Hello everyone here.
First and foremost let me take this opportunity to thank @steemkidss for bringing out this nice contest to let us know about family in details and am to give my own view and about the word Family

To define family ,

It is a group of people who share the same blood and sexual mating. It is a smallest basic social unit which consists of father , mother and their children in particular.

Allow me also talk about the characteristics of family and they are as below,

Family is a universal group where its found in all types of societies whether in villages or towns.
Family is also based on marriage that is to say it is a form of mating relationship between two people of different or opposite sex that is male and female.
In the family, each individual is provide with a name which isn’t a source of nomenclature.
Family is where descent or ancestry can be traced .
Also members in a family share duties and responsibilities sine they are many in a family.

The functions of family are asking discussed as below,

Family lead a to procreation where marriage sanctions and relationships take place and further reinforced with birth of children.
Family also helps in progration of human species and perpetuation of human races .
Family is also a bond where you can’t separate real blood.
Family Alain provides an individual with an identity where some one is given a name.

Types of family

Monogamous family
This is one that contains one husband and a wife including their children too. This is based on monogamous marriages.

Polygamous family
This consists of one husband and more than one wife and all children born to all the wives or adopted by each of them.

Nuclear family
This is a small group consisting of husband , a wife and children natural or adopted.

Joint family
This is one type that consists of three nuclear generation living together under the same roof , sharing the same expenses which are economic.

I invite @haibadz , @dellowar33 , @yeesja to participate in this nice contest.
Thank you all for your time.