Origin of Family: Legendary Accounts and Theory of Primitive Promiscuism! Legendary accounts of family origin: To trace the origin of the family in the unknown past is a much harder task. Family has been found in every human society. It is hard to conceive of any stage of society wherein some degree of social regulation… Continue reading Origin of Family: Legendary Accounts and Theory of Primitive Promiscuism
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The Meaning and Characteristics of Family
The Meaning and Characteristics of Family! At the outset it is important to explain the sense in which the term “family” is used. The word “family” has been taken over from the Roman word, “famulus”, meaning a servant. In Roman law, the word denoted the group of producers and slaves and other servants as well… Continue reading The Meaning and Characteristics of Family
Patriarchal Family: Causes of the Decay of Patriarchal Family!
Patriarchal Family: Causes of the Decay of Patriarchal Family! After the Renaissance and Reformation came a new age of science and democracy which began to undermine the foundations of the patriarchal family. On the one hand, there were economic factors involving industrialism, urbanism and mobility which broke down the self-sufficiency of the patriarchal family.