Family Key Words

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Nuclear Family
A couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit (married or un-married)
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Reconstituted Family
Joint of two adults via marriage, cohabitation or civil partnership who have children from previous relationships
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Lone-Parent Family
Someone who has a sole responsibility for raising a child
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Same-Sex Family
Two people of the same sex who live together as a family.
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Traditional Extended Family
A type of family in which relatives in addition to parents and children live in a single household
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Beanpole Family
21st Century version of the extended family. A beanpole family has strong ties but lives apart
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Adoption
The action or fact of adopting
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Foster Family
Take children into their homes and take care of them for as long as they need
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Monogamy
Being married to one person at a time
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Polygamy
The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time
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Polyandry
A woman has more than 1 husband
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Polygyny
A male has more than 1 wife
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Arranged Marriage
A marriage where a husband and wife are chosen for each other by their parents
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Forced Marriage
Marriage conducted without the valid consent of 1 or both parents where duress is a factor
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Joint of two adults via marriage, cohabitation or civil partnership who have children from previous relationships

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Reconstituted Family

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Someone who has a sole responsibility for raising a child

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Card 4

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Two people of the same sex who live together as a family.

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Card 5

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A type of family in which relatives in addition to parents and children live in a single household

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