The family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honor God, and make good use of freedom. Family life is an initiation into life in society. A group of people related by either blood, marriage, or adoption Children in a nuclear family may be the couples biological or adopted offspring. A nuclear family, also called conjugal, elementary, or traditional family, typically consists of two married or legally-bound parents and their biological or adopted children all living in the same residence and sharing the values, duties, and responsibilities of the family unit. There can be any number of children in the family, and one or both parents may work outside the home. Family has the primary function of reproducing society. Without the cohesion of the family, there can be no lasting community, and without a lasting community, there cannot be a greater society, to say nothing of civilization itself.