The Family

A family is best defined as:

• A group of people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption and who live together and share economic resources and responsibilities.
• A random assortment of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time
• A collection of individuals who have no emotional connection to each other
• A group of people who live in different countries and rarely communicate

A family type that comes from Europe

• Nuclear family
• Blended family
• Single-parent family
• Extended family

A family type that is popular among our Chinese and Indian ancestors

• Nuclear family
• Single-parent family
• Blended family
• Extended family

A primary unit that procreates and socializes children so that they may integrate in the society

• Education

• Religion

• Family
• School

This image shows a :

• Tree of brothers and sisters

• Family Tree

• Tree of friendly relationships

• Parent and his or her children and grand-children

Kinship is best described as:

• A bond of Marriage only

• The process of making friends
• The study of relationships

• The relationship between family members or relatives

A nuclear family is best described as:

• Two parents and their children living together in one household
• A single parent and their children living together in one household
• A group of extended family members living together in one household
• A married couple with no children living together in one household

An extended family includes:

• Only parents
• Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
• Parents and siblings
• Only children

A family type in which only one parent is present in the household and plays both parental roles

• Only-parent family
• Single-parent family
• Double-parent family
• Solo-parent family

A reconstituted family is one in which

• the family has no children
• both adults have no children
• the family has only adopted children
• at least one of the adults has a child or children from a previous relationship