SSoocciologyiology DDatabankatabank Contents
The Family ...... A-1 Education ...... A-2 The Political Institution ...... A-4 The Economy ...... A-7 Religion ...... A-10 Sport ...... A-11 ASA Code of Ethics ...... A-13 Glossary—Glosario ...... A-20 References ...... A-40 Index/Credits ...... A-54 Sociology Databank
Th e Family
For sociologists, a family is a group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoption.
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