Reconstituted families

Question 1

define a reconstituted family

Answer 1

family made up of step children

Question 2

define a blended family

Answer 2

family made up of step children and half siblings

Question 3

define co-parenting

Answer 3

when both separated parents raise the child perhaps by splitting their week between two households.

Question 4

define bi-nuclear family

Answer 4

two separate post break up households that are seen as one family system

Question 5

name a pattern and trend for reconstituted families(evidence/data)

Answer 5

reconstituted families account for 10% of families with dependent children.
85% of reconstituted families the child comes from the women’s previous relationship

Question 6

name a pattern or trend for co-parenting (data/evidence)

Answer 6

increase in number of children experiencing co-parenting
in 2021 13% of children reported staying at a second parents address for more than 30 days a year.

Question 7

what did Allan and crow say about reconstituted families ?

Answer 7

They may face particular problems of divided loyalties and issues such as contact with the a non resident parent

Question 8

reasons for the patterns and trends in reconstituted families

Answer 8

more children to support
lack of social norms
changes in parental relationships
children usually remain with the mother

Question 9

What did Ferri and Smith find out about reconstituted families ?

Answer 9

reconstituted families are at greater risk of poverty because often there are more children to support, stepfathers also have to support child from his previous relationship.

Question 10

What is a tension faced by reconstituted families?

Answer 10

. lack of social norms
.poverty/more children to support