Types of Family Structures
Types of Family Structures
Types of Family Structures
Traditional or
Nuclear family
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Types of Family Structures
Single-parent family
• One parent, either the
mother or the father,
and one or more
children who all reside
together.
• Single parents may be
divorced, widowed,
unmarried, or
abandoned.
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Types of Family Structures
Blended family
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Types of Family Structures
Childless couple
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Types of Family Structures
Multigenerational
household
• Nuclear, single-parent,
blended, childless, or
foster families, plus
other relatives, such as
grandparents, aunts,
uncles, and cousins,
who reside together
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Types of Family Structures
Foster family
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Types of Family Structures
Single person
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Types of Family Structures
Grandparents as
parents
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