A family consisting of an adult male and female with one or more children, own or adopted.
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Extended Family
A family containing relatives in addition to the nuclear family. An extension of the nuclear family.
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Reconstituted Family
A family in which one or both partners bring children from a previous relationship.
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Cohabitation
Living together as a partnership without marriage.
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Symmetrical Family
A nuclear family in which the roles of husband and wife are increasingly similar. It is home-centred, privatised and self-contained.
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Modified Extended Family
A weaker version of the traditional extended family. Members don't usually share the same household. However, contact is regular and important services are often exchanged.
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Kinship
Relationships based on biological or marital ties.
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Lone Parent Family
A family unit headed by a mother or father only due to the loss of the other parent [i.e through separation, divorce, or death].
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Beanpole Family
A family whose living members come from many generations, but with few members in each generation.
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Patriarchy
A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.
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Matriarchy
A social system in which the mother is head of the family.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
A family containing relatives in addition to the nuclear family. An extension of the nuclear family.
Back
Extended Family
Card 3
Front
A family in which one or both partners bring children from a previous relationship.
Back
Card 4
Front
Living together as a partnership without marriage.
Back
Card 5
Front
A nuclear family in which the roles of husband and wife are increasingly similar. It is home-centred, privatised and self-contained.
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