Question

Family is a term that is difficult to define. When studying sociology it is important to remember that:

1) Sociologist try to keep the definition open so that people who walk by each other on the street are a fa
2) Sociologists try to keep the definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally clo
3) Sociologists only consider people who live in the same household to be a family.
4) Sociologists only consider traditional marriage as a requirement to be a family.

Answer 1

Sociologists try to keep the definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally close to each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sociologist define family as individuals who are emotionally bonded, related by blood, legal ties or sexual mating.

Option 1 is wrong because people who walk by each other on the street are not classified as family.

Secondly, people who live in the same house may not necessarily br family, they could be room mates.