Different family and household types

Question 1

Serial monogamy:

Answer 1

Series of monogamous marriages

Question 2

Arranged marriages:

Answer 2

Marriages arranged by parents to match their children with partners of a similar background and status

Question 3

Civil partnership:

Answer 3

Legal binding of gay or lesbian couples - now been replaced by Gay Marriage Bill

Question 4

Polygamy:

Answer 4

Marriage to more than one partner at any one time

Question 5

Polygyny:

Answer 5

One husband and two or more wives

Question 6

Polyandry:

Answer 6

One wife and two or more husbands

Question 7

Bigamy:

Answer 7

Illegal in the UK as you can’t be married to one or more marriages

Question 8

Nuclear family:

Answer 8

Two generations - parents and children living in the same household

Question 9

Extended family:

Answer 9

All kin including the and beyond the nuclear family

Question 10

Classic extended family:

Answer 10

Where extended family live very nearby or actually in your household

Question 11

Patriarchal family:

Answer 11

Authority held by males

Question 12

Matriarchal family:

Answer 12

Authority held by females

Question 13

Symmetrical family:

Answer 13

Authority and tasks shared between male and female partners

Question 14

Reconstituted or step family:

Answer 14

One or both partners previously married, with children of previous marriages

Question 15

Lone-parent family:

Answer 15

Lone parent with dependent children, most commonly after divorce or separation

Question 16

Beanpole family:

Answer 16

Form of extended family with intergenerational relationships as the norm

Question 17

Gay/Lesbian family:

Answer 17

Same sex couple living together with children

Question 18

Single person household:

Answer 18

An individual living at home

Question 19

Monogamy:

Answer 19

One husband and one wife