`` `` this paper discusses the range and limits of some concepts of the family , related to theoretical perspectives and to possibilities of an empirical approach to this social group . it argues that in recent studies of the family one can find the symbolic outlook of anthropology on the one hand , which deepens the analysis of dynamics of family relationships , but is limited to strict segments of society . on the other hand , one can find demography and sociology surveys , capable of framing broad portraits which , although liable to generalization , are static and limited to family relations within the household . as an example of possible methodology , the paper describes the proceedings and results of [ a study on ] family structure and daily life in the city of sao paulo [ brazil ] , in which the author assembles some of the commented approaches , trying to overcome their limitations . '' ''
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