Types of Families
A couple and their children living together.
Nuclear Family
Which family union has a legally approved sexual relationship?
Legal Marriage
Joe and Sarah established their own residence after marriage.
Neolocal
True or False, all families consist of a mother and a father
False
The position that a person holds in the family.
Status
Which type of family has members from 2 or more generations?
Extended Family
In which TWO family unions can you have the birth of illegitimate children?
Common-law union and visiting relationship
Jack's lives under his father's authority. What type of household does he live in?
Patriarchal
Define the term family
A family is defined as a group of people living under the same roof sharing a relationship through blood, marriage or adoption
Which type of marriage was dominant in the pre-industrial revolution period?
Arranged marriages
Mary marries the father of her child. Which type of family is formed?
Nuclear Family
Mary and the father of her child lives together. Which union is Mary a part of?
Common-law union
Jeremiah's household is headed by his father who has responsibility for the family. What type of household is this?
Patrifocal
True or False, we draw a family tree to examine relationships among members of the extended family.
True
One's status comes with?
Role/responsibility
Which family type can be formed as a result of abandonment?
Single parent family
Mary and John had a legal wedding. Which union did they create?
Legal union/marriage
A society where the authority duties, and obligations are equally shared by the mother and father. What type of household is this?
Egalitarian
True or False, family trees are not important to younger generations of family members.
False
What size did families have post the industrial revolution?
Small
Ruth sends her daughter to live with her mother and brothers. She is apart of what type of family?
Extended Family
Which family union is associated with a single parent family?
Visiting relationship
Pam and Sam are married but lives with Pam's parents. What type of household is this?
Matrilocal
What is a family tree?
A chart that shows the names and relationships of different generations of the same family.
Who were the dominant breadwinners before the industrial revolution?
The men