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Consider the following statements about family:

1. Family regulates sexual behaviour through incest taboo.

2. Family provides ethnic identity

3. Family serves as an occupational guild

4. Family provides predictable social contexts within which its children are to be socialised

Which of the above statements are correct?

1,2 and 3

1,2 and 4

1 and 3

2 and 4

Let’s explain each statement:

- Family regulates sexual behaviour through incest taboo.

- TRUE. Most families enforce rules against incest.

- Family provides ethnic identity

- TRUE. Families give a sense of heritage and belonging.

- Family serves as an occupational guild

- SOMETIMES, but not always. In some societies, occupations are hereditary, but not universally.

- Family provides predictable social contexts within which its children are to be socialised

- TRUE. Families are primary agents of socialisation.

Now, let’s check the options:

- Option 1: 1, 2, and 3

- Includes the sometimes-true occupational guild point.

- Option 2: 1, 2, and 4

- All correct and core functions of family.

- Option 3: 1 and 3

- Misses some key functions.

- Option 4: 2 and 4

- Misses others.

Correct Answer: Option 2 - 1, 2, and 4

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