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