Types of families

• What is the definition of the cereal packet society?


  It consists of 2 parents who are married and 2 dependent children.
• What roles do the parents typically have in the cereal packet society?


  The dad is the breadwinner and the mum is the householder.
• How does the traditional nuclear family differ from the cereal packet society?


  It may have more dependent children.
• What is the primary difference between cohabitation and a nuclear family?


  Cohabitation involves a couple who are not married.
• What is a reconstituted family?


  A family formed when people remarry and may have children from previous relationships.
• What defines an extended family?


  It consists of parents and children along with other family members like aunts and uncles.
• What are the two types of extended family?

  • Classical extended family: 3 generations living together
  • Modified extended family: Regular contact without living together
• What characterizes a beanpole family?


  It is extended vertically through 3 or more generations but not horizontally.
• What is the principle of reciprocity in family relationships?


  It refers to paying back what we received from others, like support from grandparents.
• What is a lone/single parent family?


  A family with dependent children, often after divorce or separation.
• Why are there more single mothers than single fathers?


  It is often due to divorce, separation, or the death of a partner.
• What defines a patriarchal family?


  Authority is held by the man of the family.
• What defines a matriarchal family?


  Authority is held by the woman of the family.
• What are same-sex families?


  Families consisting of two people of the same sex who may be cohabiting or married.
• What legal rights do same-sex couples have since the Same Sex Couples Act 2013?


  They can legally get married.
• What is monogamy?


  Being married to only one person at a time.
• What is serial monogamy?


  Occurs when a divorced person marries multiple times but is only married to one person at a time.
• What is bigamy?


  Getting married to someone while already married to someone else.
• What is an empty nest family?


  Couples whose children have left home.
• What is polygamy?


  Marriage to more than one person at the same time.
• What is polygyny?


  A marriage where one husband has many wives.
• What is polyandry?


  A marriage where one wife has many husbands.
• What does "living apart together" mean?


  A couple in a relationship who choose not to live together.
• What are the different types of family structures discussed?

  • Cereal packet society
  • Traditional nuclear family
  • Cohabitation
  • Reconstituted family
  • Extended family (classical and modified)
  • Beanpole family
  • Lone/single parent family
  • Patriarchal family
  • Matriarchal family
  • Same-sex families
  • Monogamy
  • Serial monogamy
  • Bigamy
  • Empty nest family
  • Polygamy (polygyny and polyandry)
  • Living apart together