Family Structures/Life Cycle

Front

Group of relatives such as aunts, uncles, and grandparents living with parents and children.

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Extended family

Front

Children are taken into families for short periods of time because their parents are unable to care for them.

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Foster family

Front

Two separate families joined through marriage, also known as step family.

Back

Blended family

Front

One parent and their child or children.

Back

Single-parent family

Front

Two parents and one or more children living together, also known as the traditional family.

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Nuclear family

Front

Which is the final stage of family development?

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Aging Family

Front

Which is the stage that has a married couple, no children, and an established home?

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Beginning Stage

Front

Which is the stage where children exit from the home?

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Launching Stage

Front

Which is the stage where children enter school?

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Family with Preschoolers

Front

Which is the stage where new members are added to the family?

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Child Bearing Stage