key definitions

Question 1

what is a nuclear family

Answer 1

• most stereotypical family
• 2 generations living in a household (parents and children)
• also known as a cereal packet family

Question 2

what is the lone parent family

Answer 2

• single parent family

Question 3

what is the reconstituted family

Answer 3

• when the parent has remarried and the children are living with a biological parent + step parent

Question 4

bean pole family

Answer 4

• a modern type of nuclear family - parents having fewer children each generation
• children are less likely to grow up with extended family
• grow closer with grandparents - higher life expectancy

Question 5

polyamory

Answer 5

• a modern form of relationship and family that includes having several partners at the same time.