Families (Structures & Impact of Change on Individuals and Families)

Question 1

DEFINITION OF A FAMILY:

Answer 1

Two or more persons who are related by blood, marriage/defacto relationship, adoption, step or fostering who usually live in the same house.

Question 3

FAMILY TYPES (9)

Answer 3

• Nuclear Families
• Single Parent Families
• Step/Blended Families
• Extended Families
• Childless Couples
• Adopted/Foster Families
• Communal Families
• Same Sex families

Question 4

DEFINE “NUCLEAR FAMILIES”

Answer 4

• comprises of a mother, father, child/ren living in the same house.
• parents may be married or in a de facto (committed without marriage title) relationship

Question 5

DEFINE “SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES”

Answer 5

• a mother OR father caring for a child/ren

Question 6

DEFINE “STEP/BLENDED FAMILIES”

Answer 6

• parents from other relationships / or re-marry
• and care for children from previous relationships
• may also be children from the current relationship

Question 7

DEFINE “EXTENDED FAMILIES”

Answer 7

• mother, father, children and relatives (usually grandparents) sharing a house or living in close proximity to eachother.

Question 8

DEFINE “CHILDLESS COUPLES”

Answer 8

• couples who decide not to have children / can’t have children
• may or may not be married
• a male and female in a committed relationship

Question 9

DEFINE “ADOPTED/FOSTER FAMILIES”

Answer 9

• couple caring for child/ren that is not biologically their own.
• fostered = becomes part of family for certain amount of time
• adopted = permanently becomes part of the family

Question 10

DEFINE “COMMUNAL FAMILIES”

Answer 10

• group of people who live together
• share household duties / responsibilities
• not usually related by blood

Question 11

DEFINE “SAME-SEX FAMILIES”

Answer 11

• couple of the same gender in a committed relationship with or without children.

Question 12

LIST 5 CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED TO FAMILIES OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS…

Answer 12

• families are smaller (people are having less children)
• couples are having children later on in life
• marriage rates have declined and divorce rates have increased
• mothers are more into the workforce (no longer stereotypical stay at home mum)
• view on racial couples and same sex couples has changed