Family Types

Family Types

The Nuclear Family
1. Parents and children living together in one family
2. Sometimes known as the 2 generated family
Gay and Lesbian Families
1. Same sex couples with children
Bean Pole Families
1. A multigeneration extended family (long and thin)
2. Few aunts, uncles and cousins- fewer children being born in generation but people living longer
Lone Parent Family
1. Single parent families
Reconstituted Family
1. One or both partners have been married before, they bring their children from a previous marriage
2. Step mother, step father, step children
Cohabiting couple
1. Unmarried people living together
Empty nest family
1. All children left house
Household
1. A group of people living at the same address and sharing living arrangements
Foster care and children's homes
1. Some children are looked after by local authorities and brought up by foster parents or in children's homes

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	Created by amyhorsman about 10 years ago