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The function of reproduction is easy to understand. As we know, if a society wants to maintain itself, it must replace dying members with newly born ones. By reproducing new members, the family can help maintain the proper proportion of the working force, thus ensuring the smooth running of the system as a whole. In this sense, the family contributes to human survival through its function of reproduction.
    The second is the function of protection. Unlike the young of other species in the animal kingdom, human infants need constant care and economic security. They experience an extremely long period of dependency, and place special demands on elder family members.
    The third is the function of socialization. For example, in a family, parents and other kin monitor a child’s behavior and transmit the norms, values, and language of a culture to the child. By doing this, they help the child fit into the society, which is the final objective of socialization.
    Affection and companionship is the next function we will illustrate. Ideally, the family provides members with warm and intimate relationships and helps them feel satisfied and secure. Of course, a family member may find such rewards outside the family—from peers, in school, at work—and may perceive the home as an unpleasant place. Nevertheless, the family is obliged to serve the emotional needs of its members.