Defining a family and a household

Defining a family 

• married couple 
• civil partners 
• cohabiting 
• with/without children 
• great diversity of families

Different types of family 

• Non family household: group of unrealted people who live together and share facilities 
• family household: contain a family unit 
• nuclear family: 2 generation family containing married or cohabiting parents and their children 
• extended family: group of relatives extending beyond nuclear living together or nearby. 
• modified extended family: live apart geographically but have regualr contact 
• Gay or lesbian couple: homosexual couple living with…