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The family is a key socio-economic unit in society. The nature of its organization is shaped by cultural values and … family, values, norms) tend to reproduce themselves over time, revealing a certain inability to make the necessary … adjustments to new challenges. This chapter argues that in familistic societies - where family ties are strongly rooted in …