The healthy and happy family is not just a cell of society. It makes an invaluable contribution to development of new generation, society and culture. The family is not simply important, it is necessary for each person separately, irrespective of his social status and prosperity. But it is worth sorting in more detail that such social category as family is.
For a start it is necessary to look at family in terms of sociology. It is small social group in which each of her members is connected with each other through the related and love relations. It is allocated with community of life and communications which is assigned to her members throughout a long period.
The family is one of the most important social institutes of any society. It is caused by the fact that it possesses such functions as reproduction, educational, economic, adaptation, recreational and also some other.
Reproduction function of family is shown in the birth of children. The birth of the child means not only huge happiness for the newborn's parents, but also for the state and society in general. There was his new member who will acquire the rights and duties reserved for him under the law over time and also will be able to make a feasible contribution to development of society in general. Educational function is connected with the fact that children in family gain the very first social experience, communicating with parents, acquiring from them various norms and values and also put in themselves examples of behavior, character, mental capacities. Economic function of family is connected with formation of the family budget and distribution of funds from it for food, utility payments, education, acquisition of property and also some other things necessary for family. The family in many respects forms economic demand for goods and services. Taxes, collecting, duties are paid, and the government budget which part of means goes for social support of the population is in many respects formed of them. Adaptation function is directly connected with educational. Adaptation of new members of society in the environment is impossible without manual of the senior relatives and parents. Then at the child the understanding that it is good is formed and that it is bad. The recreation in a family circle is caused by the fact that the person can have a rest, relax, share the problems and experiences with family members and to get from them moral and physical support. Importance of family cannot be overestimated. The family relations are the key to stability, tranquility, confidence in tomorrow for her members. People, whose relations are much stronger than simple friendship, are sure in each other, if something goes to lives not so, there will be no questions whom to ask for the help.