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Family, means different things to different people it is not always a biological link which establishes whether somebody is family or not
There are many different family forms in the 21st-century and the idea of a nuclear family is becoming less and less common
Most families will change over time and therefore one child might initially be part of a nuclear family or a single-parent family could change to become part of a stepfamily
Changing conceptualisations of family can be done by understanding and recognising the diversity of families and their social practices.
Finch (2007) discusses family from sociological perspective as certain practices which take on particular meanings at particular times
With the advancements in reproductive technologies there are now many different ways people can become parents other than adopting
if being a family involves “doing” certain practices then the home could be considered as a space where such family practices are repeated and developed
Children’s perspectives on home and family will depend on their experience during their childhood.
Children can live away from home for a variety of different reasons
Residential care can often be very confusing in how they maintain practices to substitute the lack of a family environment
Youth homelessness can describe many different circumstances in which young people are without a permanent place they can call their home and also when they live part from their family
