Family
Two or more people living in the same household who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption
When a married couple or a single person is legally granted permission by a state court
Adoptive family
A couple marries and starts to build their lives together
The beginning stage
The couple retires and focuses on their interest
the aging stage
refers to the organization of individuals based on relationships
social system
Consist of a husband and wife and their biological children
Nuclear family
forms when an adult provides a temporary home for a child who is unable to live with his or her biological children because proper care is not provided
foster family
The couples children leave home to live on their own
The Launching stage
people of different backgrounds, languages, races and religions in one society
cultural diversity
includes all living and non living things on earth
natural environment
Includes a father or mother and his or her children
Single Parent family
exists when a married couple does not have children
childless family
The couple has their first stage
The childbearing stage
based on the idea that cultural identities should not be ignored but valued
Multiculturalism
includes products produced for consumers to use
human constructed environment
several generations living under one roof
extended family
consists of six stages that families go through
family life cycle
the couple often faces an empty nest and may redefine their priorities
The mid years stage
a person identity with a particular racial or cultural group
Ethnicity
includes all the societal systems that regulate behavior and relationships between people
human behavioral environment
forms when a single parent gets married
stepfamily
refers to developmental stages within the lifespan
lifespan
The couple raises their children through the school age and teen years
the parenting stage
negative bias
prejudice