Sociology- Family- Family types

Sociology- Family- Family types

1. Extended family

   • horizontally extended
     • Children living with parents sisters or brother
   • vertically extended
     • Children living with Grandparents as Guardians

2. Single parent family

   • Children that live with only one parent, Mum/ Dad

3. Nuclear Family

   • family made up of two adults of both sexes that have children together

4. Reconstituted family

   • Parent had previous relationship and started a new relationship with children from previous & current relationship

5. A household...a person or group of people living together. May or may not be related

6. A family is hard to define can consist of married couple and their children who live together