John was adopted as an infant by the Smiths, and has always considered them his real family. What do sociologists classify the Smith family as it is regarded by John?

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Sociologists classify the family that one is born into and raised in as the family of orientation. Since John was adopted as an infant by the Smiths, they are the family that he was brought up with and therefore his family of orientation.

John Was Adopted as an Infant by the Smiths, and Has