Types of families: lesson 7

Question 1

Nuclear families

Answer 1

Married couple with two or more kids, instrumental husband and expressive wife

Question 2

Symmetrical family

Answer 2

Married couple where husband and wife share roles equally

Question 3

House husband

Answer 3

Married couple where wife is the breadwinner and the husband is responsible for domestic duties

Question 4

Extended family

Answer 4

Families with members outside nuclear family

Question 5

Vertical extended

Answer 5

Grandparents, parents and children

Question 6

Horizontal extended

Answer 6

Aunts, uncles and cousins

Question 7

Beanpole family

Answer 7

Multi- gen family which is long and thin

Question 8

Lone parent

Answer 8

Only one parent is present

Question 9

Matrifocal

Answer 9

Only a mum

Question 10

Reconstituted family

Answer 10

Nuclear family breaks up and merges with another

Question 10

Patrifocal

Answer 10

Only a dad

Question 11

Same sex

Answer 11

Same gender

Question 12

Polygamy

Answer 12

Marriage between one sex and two people of another

Question 13

Polyandry

Answer 13

1 women 2 men

Question 14

Polygyny

Answer 14

1 man 2 women