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1
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Single-Parent Family

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One parent and his or her children

2
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Blended Family

A

Husband and wife, at least of whom has children from a former relationship

3
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Extended Family

A

Relatives other than parents and children. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

4
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Minor

A

Smaller

5
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Adoptive Family

A

Child or children who are made part of the family through legal action

6
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Legal Guardian

A

Person has financial or legal duties for the care of the child

7
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Foster Family

A

Family that takes car of children on a short-term basis

8
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Autocratic

A

One person makes most of the decisions for the family

9
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Interdependence

A

Feeling that family members can rely on each other

10
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Dependent

A

People rely too much on others

11
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Goal

A

something you plan to achieve

12
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Development

A

Process of growth and change over the course of life

13
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Cycle

A

Series of events

14
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Circumstance

A

Event

15
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Launching

A

Children set out in their own, physically and financially

16
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Empty Nest

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When a couples children become adults and move out of the family home

17
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Nuclear Family

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Consists of mother, father, and their children