The family

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Nuclear family
A nuclear family is based around two heterosexual parents and their dependant children living together in the same household.
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Extended family
These are nuclear families that are extended by the presense of grandparents or other relatives living in the same household as part of a single family unit.
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Lone-parent family
This family consists of a single parent and atleast one dependant child.
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Reconsituted family
This is also known as 'step-families' and 'blended families'. This family is reformed but bring their children from previous relationships into the new relationship.
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Same-sex family
This consists of same-sex partners living with dependent children who may be their own offspring, adopted or fostered.
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Adoptive family
This is a family that has atleast one child who has been legally adopted by the parents living within it.
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Foster family
Like adoptive families, foster families are usually pre-exisiting families where the parents take on tempopary fostering responsibility for a child who is unable to live in their own family.
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These are nuclear families that are extended by the presense of grandparents or other relatives living in the same household as part of a single family unit.

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Extended family

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This family consists of a single parent and atleast one dependant child.

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Card 4

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This is also known as 'step-families' and 'blended families'. This family is reformed but bring their children from previous relationships into the new relationship.

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Card 5

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This consists of same-sex partners living with dependent children who may be their own offspring, adopted or fostered.

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