Types of family

Question 1

nuclear family

Answer 1

2 generations - (usually two heterosexual married parents with dependent children)

Question 2

Traditional extended family

Answer 2

three or more generations living together or close - e.g with frequent contact between grandparents

Question 3

Attenuated extended family

Answer 3

Nuclear families that live apart from their extended family but keep in contact via emails and phone calls

Question 4

lone parent family

Answer 4

single parent and their dependent children

Question 5

reconstituted family

Answer 5

step families created when parts of two previous families are brought together e.g two partners who each have children from past relations

Question 6

how does a ‘household’ differ from a family?

Answer 6

a household is a group of people who live together though they can be related e.g in a family, but they do not have to be e.g lone person households (could be elderly or young student etc) or students sharing a flat etc