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Supporting the Family

Family structures since the Second World War

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Nuclear family, term extended family and vertically extended family.

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What is a nuclear family?

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What is meant by a vertically extended family?

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What is a lone-parent family?

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  1. 1

    What is a nuclear family?

    Model answer

    A nuclear family is two parents and their dependent children living together in one household.

  2. 2

    Define the term extended family.

    Model answer

    An extended family is a household or close family group that includes relatives beyond the parents and children, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins.

  3. 3

    What is meant by a vertically extended family?

    Model answer

    A vertically extended family contains three or more generations, such as grandparents, parents and children, living together or in very close contact.

  4. 4

    What is a lone-parent family?

    Model answer

    A lone-parent family is one adult living with and taking main responsibility for one or more dependent children.

  5. 5

    Give three reasons a family may become a lone-parent family.

    Model answer

    A family may become a lone-parent family through separation or divorce, through the death of a partner, or because a parent has a child without a partner living with them.

  6. 6

    What is a blended or reconstituted family?

    Model answer

    A blended or reconstituted family is formed when two adults form a new partnership and bring children from previous relationships into one household.

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