Key Word Test One Flashcards
Nuclear family
A family group consisting of parents and their children
Extended family
Parents, their children and more distant relatives eg grandparents, uncle etc
Lone parent family
A family with only a mother or father as a consequence of death, divorce or choice
Reconstituted/blended family
When two adults with children from previous relationships remarry to form a new family
Empty shell family
Couple have no more sexual or emotional ties while they are still living together with their children
Empty nest family
When children have left the home once they are adults
Conventional family
Nuclear families composed of a married couple and children
Cohabitation
Partners who live together without getting married
Same sex family
Families headed by couples of the same sex
Bean pole family
A family whose living members come from many generations but with few members in each generation
Family
A group of two or more people linked by birth, marriage or adoption
Household
Used to describe a group of people who are living together in the same household
Commune
A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities
Kibbutz
A collective community in Israel that is traditionally based on agriculture
Kinship
A relationship of blood and marriage
