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Family: Peter Menzel

Family is the most basic social unit of society.  Often made up of a group of individuals based on kinship, the function and meaning of family depend on the relationships of the individuals that make them up as well as their relation to the social institutions within which they exist.   Whatever form they take, our family impacts who we are.  As you make your way through the challenges below, consider this essential question: 

How does our family influence our identity and the choices we make?

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