Relationships, Family, Parenting 2023-24 Flashcards
What is a nuclear family?
A nuclear family is commonly a conjugal family, which means a family consisting of the husband, wife and children who are not of age.
What is an extended family?
An extended family may mean two things; a family of the same blood OR a network of relatives that extend beyond the domestic group.
Gattin/Gatte
spouse
What is a family of choice?
A group of people in an individual’s life that satisfies the typical role of family as a support system.
What is a blended family?
Blended families are families with mixed parents.
One or both parents remarried, bringing children of the former family into the new family.
a husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner (formal)
other half
other half
a husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner (formal)
a former member of an established couple
ex-partner
ex-partner
a former member of an established couple
to have stopped living together as a couple
(be) separated
(be) separated
to have stopped living together as a couple
somebody’s wife, husband or partner
spouse
spouse
somebody’s wife, husband or partner
a person who has recently died
deceased
deceased
a person who has recently died
widow
a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
widow
money or property which you receive from somebody who has died
inheritance
inheritance
money or property which you receive from somebody who has died