A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic
groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from
a common ancestor, marriage, or adoption. Families have some
degree of kinship. In Western culture, a family is defined
specifically as a group of people affiliated by blood or by
legal ties such as marriage or adoption. Many anthropologists
argue that the notion of "blood" must be understood
metaphorically; some argue that there are many non-Western
societies where family is understood through other concepts
rather than "blood." Article 16(3) of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights says, "The family is the natural and fundamental
group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society
and the State". According to sociology and anthropology, the
primary function of the family is to reproduce society, either
biologically, socially, or both. Thus, one's experience of one's
family shifts over time. From the perspective of children, the
family is a family of orientation: the