different types of families

• Nuclear family 


  Two parents (mum and dad) and their children
• monogamous 


  The marriage practice where, in terms of the law, men and woman can only have one marriage partner
• Lone parent family


  One parent (mum or dad) and their children
• Reconstituted family 


  One or both parents with children from previous marriage or relationship living with them
• civil partnership 


  Legal relationship for same-sex couples, distinct from marriage but with similar rights and benefits
• cohabitation 


  couple living together in a relationship but unmarried
• Extended family 


  Consists of relatives in addition to the immediate family who live together
• beanpole family 


  Extended family with up to four generations living together
• Vertically extended family 


  Two or three or more generations living together. children, parents , grandparents
• Horizontally extended family 


  Two generations with relatives other than the immediate family iving together . Cousins , aunts and uncles
• Modified extended family 


  Family members who do not live together in the same town or country but keep in contact through visits , phone calls