please answer the questions below in full detail. Feel free to use all resources, your eBook, class notes, class lecture,

1. Write your definition of family and then compare it to ours. How are the two similar? How are they different? Does your definition have some advantages over ours?
2. Why is the family a major social institution? Does your family fulfill each of the family functions identified in the text? If yes, how? If no, why not?
3. What important changes in family patterns do you see today? Do you see positive changes, negative changes, or both? What do they mean for families, in your opinion?
4. What are some examples of a personal or family problem that is at least partly a result of problems in the society? Describe one specific social context of family life as presented in the text. Does what you read match what you see in everyday life?
5. Policy Question. What, if any, are some changes in law and social policy that you would like to see put in place to enhance family life?