Types of family Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Nuclear/’cereal packet’ family
A
a family consisting of married parents and their children
2
Q
Extended family
A
parents, their children and other, more distant relatives such as grandparents, aunts and uncles
3
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Reconstituted/blended family
A
when families separated by divorce come together to form a new family (divorced parents get re-married)
4
Q
Lone parent family
A
a family with only one mother or father as a result of divorce, death or individual choice
5
Q
Same-sex family
A
families with parents of the same sex
6
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Beanpole family
A
Family with members from many generations but only a few from each
