single person households and LAT Flashcards
1
Q
What is a single person household?
A
A household where there is only one person living (usually adults or older).
2
Q
What is ‘living apart together’ (LAT)?
A
People who are in a significant relationship but are not married or cohabiting.
3
Q
What is creative singlehood?
A
A term coined by Stein to suggest that people are deliberately choosing to live alone.
FREEDOM + CREATES FAMILY DIVERSITY
4
Q
What is families of choice?
A
People who are not necessarily related by blood or marriage but who feel a sense of belonging together and choose to define themselves as a family.
Example: Friends who consider each other family.
