Show the relation of the family to social science tho the term social science has t many definition definitions among which tho the following a from diction r nry ary ie is as short and comprehensive ne as any that department of knowledge and effort whish concerns conc crne itself with all matters affecting tho the well being of man especially as a member of or danl ed society science means something om ething more however than mere more knowledge it also skill and effort in the applying 0 of knowledge consequently social clience requires that knowledge regarding society should be practically applied not c cry one can bo be an active member of the science association of his natho a co country antry and read or even digest essays on the great grent problems j such as labor and govern ment which require tho the united effort of tho the community but each man i woman or child no matte how hovy hum ff blo ble and apparently unimportant his ills place in the community has the ab abil it bo be a student and worker in tins this science and find has duties and cespon ties accordingly tho the arst first and most important subdivision of humanity to be considered is ti tho tio o amily family this statement mani must not be regarded regard Ld merely as an opinion of the author for it is recognized and adlitte tc without qualification by all authorities on social science as well as by all legi legislate e bodies and all courts nation havo have progressed in social science only as they has 1 a re carded the family as the unit the v starting point tho the basis of society and all great nations which ignore f this fact are among the wrecks of the apt past greece rome daba babylon ion were all powerful in their day but tho the king or tho the state was regarded as y cvar evera thing and the family nothing so greece rome and baba babylon ion arc are no more not a decade passes without its upstart theor theorists ats who PrO propose IORO to i reconstruct society by a weakening x of family ties tics either through free loi 0 or state management marin 0 gement of children or some theory equally attractive to selfish natures but they all fail fall for a the reason that the family with witt its rights it ita ties and its duties is a fixed institution and cannot except rt in inn a N eit ven small fi proc tion of cases bo be persua led to surrender any of them many weak minds may be unsettled by iii ious and plausible theories of feorg reorganizing in izing 1 man souls may bo be frightened ID in somo some larf large e cities where altere the majority of tho the people lia 0 not the restraining and correct ing influence of the v ido ide and gener gemeril it acquaintance etli one s neighbors which is the rule IK ir the smaller ora om 1 there maa ma bo be somo some sid smi dc to it moralization but butas as a rul rule tho the famila fam is not affected by ana an disorganizing theories except to tho the extent of beirl being t more on its guard ag mst lu luxurious uj urious ii influences i f it follows therefore the famila fomil being so import important tnt a factor and agency in society socie tv that it should be more carefully care full organized gani zed educated ant and guarded than any any other social bod as to organization it ia is honest to sa and that at the beginning 0 it is AM of liap hap hazard q family wl ether other it is to be numerically numerical lj int large geor or small begina at the marr marricco iaco niter mar A ariage C should bo be ohp result of mutual 1 affection t sense ind chough OC intelligent thought to roach reach a r cious clous decision deL ision it is t generally a insult of fancies ind and nt at t tm traction s which do not prompt catir f of the parties to look took at nil all into ahn future Th thanas Than antra ls low honc c cr to the sense of honor and responsibility which h has como down through ingeri tanco tance and has been stimulated by tho the opinions of society and anti tho the roles rules of religion many married people who afta the romance of caly ca ly lj married life lital themselves ill III assorted pro aeed in undo their mistake by endeavors to conform honorably to the relation which death alone can sever all tha world loses a lover and people who in many waa are bad delight in seeing a couple marbled with more hatto than sense drift naturally into loving one another sin on corely aud and become one as a social influence but bia still lucre wore ie is duo due to the mismatch wis mated couple is vho aho ho ro re klizing the full meaning of the words for better or for worse make amends for lack of sense in lovo lose making by adapting themselves to one another and thus constituting a famil a social influence where otherwise there would base hav been a warring nonentity it is one of those mysteries of divine pro idenie that the family as a strong force in iu social science and a pon powerful erf lit influence upon society in ite its i icinia ici nit is not always s composed of the wisest but often of the simplest by society the author doe does not mean the richet richest and most fashionable people those who dress elegantly gho great parties and spend a great deal cleat of money ho he means menns the circle of acquaintances in which any glen person or family moves s society is a word which in social science has a meaning deiy different from that which it Acs cs from the oung people who regard society as an organization of people who think of nothing but pleasure the word in the better sense means all of humanity with which any one comes in contact the poorest faint family in a poor country town knowing ci cry family in its vicinity is as truly in society as any member of the much discussed four iffour hundred of new york it may not be as much agn en on to artificial courtesies courtis ies and ambitions bit ions but it can do much to make or mar the future of its neiLy beighl lil ors the influence of a family for good or bad upon tho the society of which it is id part depends as already estimated upon its organization t but also on its training and protection the organization which begins at marriage 0 be comes coines more complex as the members increase in number it also has mure more possibilities biliti cs of usefulness the world is so ahen to hero worship that it docs does not easily re alize that the humblest man who does his whole duty is de a of praise as high as the hi highest 0 ghost 3 ct et the truth remains that some modest quiet not overia so men and women have made their influence mort powerful through the example c their their daily lives lies in the home circle and amon among c their neighbors 0 th in atia great sermon oration or book that has come within the sphere of those affected it is not always the home of the richest in imn inin in of the community comm unit one on who lias has a handsome house in which are rare bocks and priceless pictures or au an alluring 0 ariet arieta 3 of creature comforts to which people al at aps moat most gladly go frequent Ij it is a family ot of means a frugal board and no specimens of the art avi st i handiwork handi bandl bet et the spirit of affection content helf belf respect cheerfulness regard 0 for the feelings and rightson rights right of others which some apparently people show has the effect of drawing people toward them and all are made better b by y contact with them thew |