diversity of family structures Flashcards
what is an extended family?
a family type that includes parents, grandparents and children - OR parents, their children and their siblings
what is a reconstituted/blended family?
a family created by the joining of two adults via marriage, cohabitation or civil partnership, who have children from previous relationships
what is a single parent family?
a family which consists of one adults and their child
what is cohabitation?
a family that includes a couple with or without children where the adults are not married to each other, but live together
what is a same sex family?
a family that includes a couple with or without children where the adults are of the same sex
what’s a matrifocal family?
a family where mothers head families and fathers take a less important role
what’s a patriarchal family?
a family that centres and serves needs of male members of the family and the father holds the power
what’s a nuclear family?
the ‘traditional’ family consisting of a mother, father and their children living together under one roof
define marriage
the legally recognised union of two people in a personal relationship
