Varenne: quotes from George Peter Murdock on "the family"

George Peter Murdock

Social structure New York: Macmillan. 1949

Included here are some quotes from the work which I have found most relevant

The classic definition

p. 1:
The family is a social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation, and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes, at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and and one or more children, own or adopted, of the sexually cohabiting adults.

February 18, 1997