family diversity

• nuclear family

  dominant but declining

  2 heterosexual married couple wit dependent children
• reconstituted family

  partners bring children from previous relationships - increase due to high divorce rates and remarriage.

  Complex due to loyality issues and conflict
• single parent

  14.9% women however increase with men

  result of divorce and often temporary
• same sex

  grown due to legal changes, secularisation and changing social attitudes
• living apart together

  long term and contact by social media

  not ready to live together due to financial, independence or past trauma
• extended family

  traditional declined but common with asians modified - regular support and contact
• beanpole

  multigeneration extended due to long life expectancy however people are having less children
• one person household

  make up 29% mainly men due to high divorce rate, changing attitudes and better economic conditions
• shared households

  unrelated adults live together due to cost of living
• multiple family household

  more than one family , growing due to rising home prices and austerity cuts