Different family types

• nuclear


  a two generational family containing a heterosexual married or co-habiting couple.
• Extended


  a group of relatives extending beyond the nuclear family.
• Reconstituted


  a blended or step-family in which one or both partners have a child/children from a previous relationship living with them
• Lone parent


  a family which one parent lives with their child or children
• Same sex


  a family which a gay or a lesbian couple (married, civil partnership or cohabiting) live together with their children or child