A two generation family, consisting of male and female parents, and their children, own or adopted
Extended family
A family that consists of relatives, in addition to the immediate family who live together or nearby
reconstituted/blended family
A family made up of one or both partners with children from a previous marriage or relationship living with them. The new partners may go on to have their own children together
lone parent family
A family consisting of one parent (mother or fathe) With their dependent children
Single sex family
A couple of the same sex with their child/ren Who may be cohabiting in a civilpartnership or married
Cohabiting family
The couples are unmarried and live together in a relationship as partners and have a child/ren
Beanpole family
A type of vertically extended family with up to 4generations, living together or nearby with fewchildren
polygamy
A marriage, where one partner is legally allowed to have several partners at the same time
