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families  

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  • Families can be defined in universal, functional, structural, and inclusive ways. The predominant definition used by current family researchers is an inclusive one, which recognizes the many forms that families take and the varying roles carried out within families. [Source: Encyclopedia of Case Study Research; Families]

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