Canadian Families Flashcards
Extended Families
All your relatives
Nuclear Family
Two parents along with their child or children
Recombined Family
Sometimes called blended family
a family re-formed through marriage
may include step family members
Adoptive Family
One that accepts legal responsibility of raising a child or children with other biological origins
Common Law Family
People living together & sharing expenses for more than 6 months but not legally married
Childless family (couple)
A couple who shares a household but have no children
Affinity Family
A close knit group that shares a sense of family
Foster Family
family offering temporary care for children until they can return to their own family or be placed in an adoptive family
Lone-parent family
One parent along with his/her children
Breadwinner Family
The male working outside the home to provide for the family
The female stays at home to take care of the children & elderly
Secure family
one that meets all needs of all family members
The adult members shoulder the roles and responsibilities
Insecure Family
Doesn’t meet or fulfill functions
Adults fulfill fewer roles and responsibilities
Married Couples
In long term decline
People living alone
more people living alone than there are couples with children
Couples with children
continued to decline
