Nuclear Family- Adult man and an adult woman and their dependant children
Gay/Same sex family - Children or child with parents of the same sex
Reconstituted/ Step Family- New Family made after a divorce which contains step parents and step children
Househould- Group of people living together e.g students
Horizontally Extended Family- When you have other relatives of same generation such as 2 sisters, their husbands and their children
Vertically Extended Family- Family of 3 generations living together
Single-Person Household- Someone who lives on their own
Creative Singlehood- Someone who chooses to be single
Lone Parent Family- Family made of child/children and one parent
Empty Nest Family - Originally Nuclear families but children have grown up and left home
Cohabiting Couple - Couple living together but not married
Modified Extended Family - When nuclear families may be living apart but maintain regular contact.
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