Residency Patterns Flashcards
1
Q
What is neolocal residency?
A
It is when a married couple that can generate their own income lives separately from their family homes
2
Q
What is family?
A
2 or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption
3
Q
What is household?
A
The basic residential unit
4
Q
What can comprise a family nucleus?
A
- a married couple without children
- a married couple with 1+ unmarried children
- a father with 1+ unmarried children
- a mother with 1+ unmarried children
5
Q
What is a nuclear family?
A
It is the smallest family unit
6
Q
What is a family of procreation?
A
It is the family we create when we marry someone and have or adopt children
7
Q
What is a family of orientation?
A
It is the unit where one was born and raised
8
Q
What is an extended family?
A
It is a family that extends beyond the nuclear family
