Global migration is important because it means people from different cultures and backgrounds are coming together like never before (p. 394). Human trafficking, the sale and purchase of human beings as commodities, can affect the family in many ways (p. 396). In cases of illegal adoptions, children generally leave underdeveloped countries for highly developed countries (p. 396). Women are victims of trafficking for the purposes of prostitution and forced marriage, two phenomena likely to disrupt the family unit (p. 396). The illegal global trafficking of human organs allows people in highly developed countries who need organs to exploit the poor, who must sacrifice one or more of their organs to survive on the money they receive for their organs ( p.