family forms Flashcards

1
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nuclear family

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consists of two parents and one or more children living together

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2
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dual-income family

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both parents are employed

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3
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breadwinner family

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a family that has a single income earner

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4
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lone-parent family / single parent

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a parent was never married / widowed / separated

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5
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extended family

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children, parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.

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adoptive family

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a child / children permanently adopted into a family. they may have different races

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blended family (recombined, reconstituted, remarried)

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a family formed with parents who divorced their first family, with children from different marriages

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8
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foster family

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children living with a foster family for temporary care until they can return to their biological family or be adopted

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9
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common-law marriage

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two parents are cohabitating but not legally married

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