family types

Question 1

what is a family?

Answer 1

what an individual says it is

Question 2

what is a traditional nuclear family?

Answer 2

married couple w/ bio (full brothers and sisters) kids

Question 3

what is a nuclear family?

Answer 3

2 parents (married/unmarried) and kids (bio, adopted, step, foster)

Question 4

what is a single-parent family?

Answer 4

one parent with kids

Question 5

what is a blended/reconstituted family?

Answer 5

family w/ @ least a stepparent, sibling or half-sibling

Question 6

what is an extended family?

Answer 6

@ least a parent and a kid, and then other individuals (related or unrelated)

Question 7

what is a queer family?

Answer 7

2 people who ID as parents/partners, tied to kids through legal or common-law process

Question 8

what is a foster family?

Answer 8

kids placed in an approved living env. away from family of origin.

Question 9

what is a binuclear familiy?

Answer 9

‘co-parenting’, no longer sposes but continue to parent together

Question 10

what is a communal family?

Answer 10

multiple ppl share property and goods, exchange services w/out monetary consideration

Question 11

what is a polygamous family?

Answer 11

1 spouse w/ multiple partners and children who may or may not live in the same house

Question 12

which group of kids are at higher risk for abuse?

Answer 12

foster kids

Question 13

what does family-centered care mean?

Answer 13

respect traditions, rituals and beliefs if it does not interfere or harm w/ pT care