Family is the basic community of rural society, and it is a fertility community composed of parents and children based on parent-child relationship. The concept of family makes it clear that the relationship between parents and children is dual, referring to both parents and children, and children are limited to those born to spouses. The purpose of this community is mainly for the birth and education of children.
In the family, husband and wife are not only partners who live together, but also play other important roles. Besides having children, they also run other businesses, such as economy, politics and religion. These undertakings cannot be undertaken by one person, they need collective strength and cooperation. Therefore, the cooperative relationship between husband and wife plays an important role in the family.
Family structure can be expanded or reduced according to social needs. In a single-line family, the family can expand outward along the differential order of relatives, including father and son, brothers and other paternal relatives. And even extended to include all paternal relatives within five generations. This community formed according to the principle of single kinship is anthropologically called clan. Clans are commercial organizations, which can be expanded into tribes.
In the family, the relationship between husband and wife is not only to have children, but also to run the business that this community needs.
In western family groups, the husband and wife are mainly responsible for having children, while in rural society, the husband and wife are responsible for more. In rural society, the relationship between husband and wife pays more attention to career cooperation, which is not only for the economic source of the family, but also for maintaining the stability and sustainable development of the community.
In addition, the father-son relationship is also a very important part of the family. Father-son relationship is the continuation and strengthening of parent-child relationship. In rural society, the father is the role model and guide of his son, and the relationship between them is not only a kinship linked by blood, but also a responsibility and obligation. A father should not only bear the responsibility of his son's growth and education, but also plan and prepare for his son's future.
In a word, the family in rural society is a complex and important community. Based on the parent-child relationship, it is maintained and developed through the cooperation between husband and wife and the inheritance relationship between father and son. Family is not only a place to have children, but also an important force to run enterprises and maintain community stability and development.