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.