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In fourteen pages this paper examines what families are, what purpose they serve, and focuses upon the causes and effects of family violence from a social work perspective, with research and interventions among the topics discussed. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.
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their biological or adopted children" (Milardo & Duck, 2000, p. 158). However, with people living increasingly long lives, families now include older members (parents or grandparents) that require either
financial or living/care-giving assistance. As a result, the definition of family has been expanded to describe "a class of relationships that are determined by biology, adoption, marriage, and in
some societies social designation" (Milardo & Duck, 2000, p. 158). With nearly half of all marriages ending in divorce by the end of the twentieth century, family is no
longer defined as members living under one roof. Divided families (where children divide their time between both parents) and blended families consisting of stepparents and stepchildren are extending the
definition of the contemporary family. Furthermore, there are also a large number of unmarried intimate partners (heterosexual and gay) who are raising children together. Therefore, marriage is no
longer a prerequisite of family, and there are no longer clear-cut delineations of mother and father based exclusively upon gender. A late 1990s survey revealed that 75 percent of
American adults rejected the concept of family as consisting solely of "a mother, father, and children" (Larson & Richards, 1994, p. 4). Therefore, a revised definition of family emphasizes
not the unit itself but the quality of relationship that exists within that unit. Family has evolved to define "a group of people who love and care for each
other" (Larson & Richards, 1994, p. 4). What Purposes Do Families Serve? During the late-nineteenth century, American families were authoritarian in structure, and the purpose of families reflected the
roles each member was supposed to play. Fathers were the breadwinners who supported the family financially whereas mothers were caregivers who took care of the family and the home.
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