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Family values

Family values, sometimes referred to as familial values, are traditional or cultural values that pertain to the family's structure, function, roles, beliefs, attitudes, and ideals. The concept of family values may also refer to the extent to which familial relationships are valued within people's lives.

For other uses, see Family values (disambiguation).

In the social sciences and U.S. political discourse, the conventional term "traditional family" describes the nuclear family—a child-rearing environment composed of a leading father, a homemaking mother, and their nominally biological children. A family deviating from this model is considered a nontraditional family. However, in most cultures at most times, the extended family model has been most common, not the nuclear family,[1] and the "nuclear family" became the most common form in the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s.[2]

"the and ethical principles traditionally upheld and passed on within a family, as fidelity, honesty, truth, and faith."[3]

moral

"values especially of a traditional or kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society."[4]

conservative

"values held to be traditionally taught or reinforced within a family, such as those of high moral standards and discipline."

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Several online dictionaries define "family values" as the following:

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American Family Association

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Family Research Council

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Family Research Institute

Focus on the Family

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Traditional Values Coalition

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World Congress of Families

These groups are associated with "family values." Many of them are also listed as hate groups with the Southern Poverty Law Center as a result of their anti-LGBT activism.

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Bennett, William J.

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Bork, Robert H.

(1992). The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap (illustrated, reprinted ed.). Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-09097-6

Coontz, Stephanie

(2008). The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America's Changing Families. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-7867-2556-4

Coontz, Stephanie

(ed.) (2013). American Families: A Multicultural Reader (2nd edition, revised). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-77691-6

Coontz, Stephanie

(2006). Marriage, A History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-11825-2

Coontz, Stephanie

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The War Against the Family: A Parent Speaks Out on the Political, Economic, and Social Policies That Threaten Us All

Good, Deirdre (2006). . Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-59627-163-0

Jesus' Family Values

(2005). Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism is Corrupting Our Future. Regnery. ISBN 978-1-59698-686-2

Shapiro, Ben

Stacey, Judith (1996). (reprint). Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-0433-3

In the Name of the Family: Rethinking Family Values in the Postmodern Age