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Family structures/ dynamics

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  • married in the past but not now married
    divorced
  • a family that consists of two adults, the child or children that they have had together, and one or more children that they have had with previous partners
    blended family
  • Only one of the parents takes charge of the family unit, and, therefore, in raising the children.
    single-parent family
  • not married, or not having a romantic relationship with someone
    single
  • A .......... gives a child a temporary safe home.
    foster family
  • It refers to living in a different place from your husband or wife because the relationship has ended.
    separated parents
  • having a wife or husband
    married
  • relatives who are not closely related to you
    distant family
  • having lost a husband or wife through death
    widowed
  • a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuse on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly
    dysfunctional family
  • It refers to parents who adopt a child. (NOT biological)
    adoptive family
  • a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children
    extended family
  • The .......... is what we know as a typical family, that is, the family formed by a father, a mother and their children.
    nuclear family
  • your closest relations, such as your parents, children, husband, or wife
    immediate family
  • Couples who either cannot or choose not to have children.
    family without children/ childless