Families

Question 1

Lone parents

Answer 1

One parent and dependent children.

Question 2

Monogamy(serial)

Answer 2

A person who moves from one romantic relationship to another very quickly, spending as little time as possible single.

Question 3

Boomerang children

Answer 3

Young adults or other adult children who move back in with their parents after living independently.

Question 4

Empty Nesters

Answer 4

A household composed of adults whose children have moved out, but who have not yet reached old age.

Question 5

Traditional extended

Answer 5

3 or more generations living close together with frequent contact between grandparents, cousins ect.

Question 6

Reconstituted Families

Answer 6

New step-families created through remarriage.

Question 7

Attenuated Extended Families

Answer 7

Nuclear families that live apart but keep in regular contact.

Question 8

Singletons

Answer 8

Those who live in a single-person household (someone who chooses to live on their own/not to get married)

Question 9

Beanpole family

Answer 9

Links between generations are strong but links with other relations.

Question 10

Civil partnerships

Answer 10

A formal legal relationship between same-sex partners and heterosexual partners who will acquire the status of civil partners