Thread:Nique Brown/@comment-45378515-20200403175853

What is a family? A family is a group of people living together under the same roof who are relate either by blood, marriage or adoption.

Types of family There are six (6) specific types of family structures identify by society today. These are: The nuclear family This is the traditional type of family structures. It consists of two parents and children/child. Children in nuclear families receive strength and stability from the two- parent structure and generally have more opportunity due to the financial ease of two adults.

Single parent family This family consists of one parent raising one or more children on his or her own. This family may include a single mother with her children, a single dad with his kids or a single person with their kids. Single parents families are generally close and find ways to work together to solve problems, such as dividing up household chores.

Extended family The extended family structure consists of two or more adults who are related, either by blood or marriage, living in the same home. This family includes many relatives living together and working towards common goals, such as raising the children and keeping up with the household duties. Many extended families include cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents living together.

Childless family While most people think of family as including children, there are couples who either cannot or choose not to have children. The childless family is sometimes the "forgotten family" as it doesn't meet traditional standards set by society. Childless family consists of two partners living and working together. Many childless families take on the responsibility of per ownership or have extensive contact with their nieces and nephews.

Step family Over half of all marriages end in divorce, and many of these individuals choose to get remarried. This creates the step or blended family which involves two separate families merging into one new unit. It consists of a husband, wife or spouse and their children from previous marriages or relationship.

Grandparent family This type of family refers to when a child is raised by his or her grandparents in the absence of parents from the child's life.this could be due to the parents death, addiction, abandonment or being unfit parents. Many grandparents have to go back to work or find additional sources of income to help raise their grand children. 