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Institution of a Family The institution of family is a natural social system with unique properties of its own including roles, rules, a power structure, forms of communication, ways of negotiation and problem solving that allows varioous tasks to be performed effectively. Society has changed greatly from the 1950's to present time. This paper will explore the dramatic changes between then and now. The definition itself hasn't changed, but the effectiveness of the roles and rules has. There are different sturctural examples of this institution such as nuclear, extended and commune families. Nuclear is a family with a husband, wife, and children; extended has a husband, wife, children and near relatives; a commune family would be a foster home or something similar to that. in this institution there are two groups that everything can fit into: primary and secondary. A primary group is defined as a small group whose members have very close relationships over a long period of time. A secondary group is usually a larger and less loving group compared to the primary group. Roles such as a s