Today, a reasonable definition of family would be:

a. a man and a woman and their offspring.
b. a group of people related by marriage and birth.
c. a group of people linked by blood, adoption, marriage, or a quasi-marital relationship.
d. any group of people who cohabit for any significant length of time.


c

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