Definitions of types of families

Question 1

Family

Answer 1

These are individuals related to each other via blood/marriage or legally

Question 2

Household

Answer 2

Is an inhabited residence, it could be a person living alone or people living communally

Question 3

Kin

Answer 3

This refers to an individuals relatives

Question 4

Monogamy

Answer 4

The practice of having a single sexual partner during a period of time

Question 5

Serial monogamy

Answer 5

Having a succession it relationships with a single sexual partner eg marriage divorce then remarriage

Question 6

Nuclear family

Answer 6

A family consisting only of heterosexual parents and their offspring

Question 7

Extended family

Answer 7

A family group that consists of parents, children and other close relatives all living together or in close proximity.

Question 8

Beanpole family

Answer 8

A multi-generational family with more than two generations still alive reflecting increased life expectancy. It has few members in each generation and when you draw it out the family tree is long and thin.

Question 9

Polygamy

Answer 9

Practice of having more than one spouse at a time

Question 10

Polygyny

Answer 10

The condition of having more than one wife at one time

Question 11

Polyandry

Answer 11

Practice of having more than one husband at a time

Question 12

Blended family

Answer 12

Union of two adults who have had previous marital relationships and have had children in those relationships

Question 13

Cohabitation

Answer 13

People live together in an emotional and or intimate relationship. Usually applied to couples who are not married

Question 14

Live apart together

Answer 14

Individuals who maintain a relationship but choose to live apart

Question 15

Modified extended family

Answer 15

This is where the extended family lives apart from each other but ties are still important and still relied upon.

Question 16

Divorce extended family

Answer 16

This is where a family extended beyond a nuclear structure and family are connected via divorce rather than marriage. Eg connection between an ex-wife and children to a man and his new partner.

Question 17

Matriarchal family

Answer 17

A system of family where women are the head of the household

Question 18

Patriarchal family

Answer 18

A system or family where men are head of the household

Question 19

Single parent family

Answer 19

This is a parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of another parent in the house

Question 20

Same sex family

Answer 20

This is a family comprised of two same sex partners in an intimate relationship and their children