Prelims · 6 Indian Society · 6.5 Family, marriage and kinship

6.5.1 Family: definitions, types, functions and the changing joint family

The family is the basic group that unites people through marriage, blood or adoption for living together, raising children and sharing resources; in India the classical form is the joint family, which is changing but has not disappeared.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
  • 9 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • family
  • Murdock
  • nuclear family
  • joint family
  • extended family
  • family of orientation
  • family of procreation
  • Parsons
  • Ogburn
  • loss of functions
  • Karve
  • I.P. Desai
  • Kapadia
  • A.M. Shah
  • karta
  • coparcenary

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  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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