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Many people own a family business. The problem with a family-owned business arises when it comes to its succession, i.e., who should the business go to, should it be a joint succession or a single succession, and so on. This is where a family business learning center comes in.
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Family is an institution of domestic people who are linked through descent and living is as a social unit. Members of a family are related through blood or marriage and have one person as their head depending on the type of family. In this case, in nuclear family the father is the head of the family while in extended family the great grandfather is termed as the head of the family. This study will examine how sociological theories apply to family as an institution. Additionally, this study will seek to describe how views of the family members are affected by the sociological theories. Further, this research paper will examine how sociological theories affect the approach to social change within the family. Lastly, this research paper will outline how the sociological theories affect the views of society within the family. In order to adequately tackle all these issues, this study will be guided by a research thesis stated as; different sociological theories affect the institution of family (Colton, 1987).
Sociological theories and their application and effects on family as an institution » Read more: Effects of Sociological Theories on Family Institution
The Esogbue family is a large and popular family in Umuafene, Isieke in Ibusa Delta state, Nigeria. Umuafene means the children of “Afene”. Oral history claims that Afene was a woman; with Afene herself being a woman several people have questioned a situation whereby the clan answers to the name of a woman rather than that of her husband (the actual progenitor of the clan) whose name oral history states was “Ugbeh”. However, no one can tell for sure how and why this clan decided to adopt this name as this is still subject for historical research which about now is taking place.