The Family is one of the most important social groups we belong to as we grow up and become part of society. It is the place where we learn most of our values and find a belonging. Without our families we would not be the same people we grow up to become. Throughout history, the word family has carried many different meanings. Most people think of a family as a mother, father, and several children, …showed first 75 words of 1448 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1448 total…different definitions of what a family is, and none of these are right or wrong. A family is whatever you want it to be. Each individual person has their own ideas of what a family is to them. My family fits the definition of a traditional family but that doesn’t mean a family with a single parent and seven children of three different marriages isn’t just as normal and functional as mine is.