Types of family

Question 1

Nuclear

Answer 1

A couple and their dependant children

Question 2

Modified extended

Answer 2

Extended family living apart

Question 3

Patriarchal

Answer 3

Authority held by males

Question 4

Matriarchal

Answer 4

Authority held by females

Question 5

Symmetrical

Answer 5

Authority and household tasks shared between male and female

Question 6

Extended

Answer 6

Extends beyond nuclear family, includes grandparents

Question 7

Vertically extended

Answer 7

Nuclear family with a third generation

Question 8

Horizontally extended

Answer 8

Nuclear with aunts and uncles

Question 9

Beanpole

Answer 9

Multi generation extended family fewer children living longer

Question 10

Matrilineal

Answer 10

Based on kinship with female line

Question 11

Classic extended

Answer 11

Extended family sharing a household

Question 12

Reconstituted

Answer 12

One or both partners previously married with children from previous relationships

Question 13

Lone parent

Answer 13

Lone parent with dependant children

Question 14

Gay or lesbian

Answer 14

Same sex couples with children

Question 15

Single person household

Answer 15

Living alone