2007-02-11 19:09:52 · 6 answers · asked by kaix 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It wasn't mate it has always been there it is human nature to live as a family and the parents to protect their off spring the word family is just a word what it stands for is human nature Dave
2007-02-11 19:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Psycho Dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since the birth of humans, family (in a sense of the people you're with all the time and the people you support and support on) has always been around; family (in a sense of obeying the elders) was introduced to instill order in government (which is pretty much a family structure, just without the blood relation)
2007-02-12 03:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family is not an idea, it is instinct. Humans live in families, also animals (call it a herd, a bank of fishes, wolfpack or pack of dogs etc.).
The basic functions of families are to protect and educate the young, to be stronger as a group than as so many individuals, to help each other hunting, etc. or to frighten a predator (in the case of fishes, sharks will never attack in the middle of a school, for ex.)
2007-02-12 03:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "idea" wasn't "introduced": it just kinda happened. The social unit based on genetics seems to be a trait not only of the human species, but also of many different species of animal.
2007-02-12 03:15:58 · answer #4 · answered by screaminhangover 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To ensure that the young are nurtured and loved for long enough, that the man is there to support the woman and vice versa.
2007-02-12 05:32:35 · answer #5 · answered by Maz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people do make mistakes ... ignore them !!
2007-02-12 03:20:11 · answer #6 · answered by Abhijit 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋