HIST 2800 Lecture 10: Lecture 10
17 Apr 2014
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The history of intimacy and more specifically the subject of family has raised a long debate on its definition, composition, formation, ideals and other rising issues overtime. The evolved definitions attempt to resolve the building complexities that surround matters defining the existence of the institution. The family functions are articulated to include; reproduction, regulation of sexual behaviour, socialization, social placement, protection, affection and companionship. The abuses in families take varied forms which range from the more traditional forms like physical abuses, bullying, psychological abuse the recently rapidly growing sexual abuses manifesting as sexual assault and rape (emilio and estelle 312 221). they have worked to get these forms of abuse brought out to public and get people stop thinking of abuses as personal matters. Today the tightly knit clans and kin groups are loosening and the concept of liberalism creeping into the institution (emilio and estelle 41).
