Types of family
What is a nuclear family?
a couple and their dependent children
This decade saw the rise of nuclear families in the United States
1950s
What is a close-knit family
A family that provides emotional and practical support for its members
In Europe, what proportion of households includes at least one older person?
1/3
What is an extended family?
This term describes a family that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The amount of people living alone in the US has done this in the last 50 years.
Doubled
What is cohabitation?
To live together without being married.
Which continent has the lowest proportion of households with older members due to a younger population?
Africa
A family formed by remarriage, including stepparents or stepsiblings, is called this
A blended family
Which community popularized the concept of chosen families in the 1980s.
the gay and lesbian community
The increase in what rate contributes to fewer nuclear families?
The divorce rate
Globally, what is the median proportion of two-parent households with children under 15?
73%
This family type consists of only one parent and their children.
Single parent family
Fertility rates have dropped globally to below what number of children per woman.
2.5
What is non-transactional in a family setting?
A family relationship characterized by shared unconditional love, rather than obligation.
What type of household has the smallest proportion globally, at 3%
lone-father households
A family formed by people who are not biologically related but choose to support each other is called what?
A chosen family.
Which phenomenon has made life easier primarily for affluent families?
the transition from extended to nuclear families
Define relegated.
To put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position.
What major global trend has halved since 1965?
Fertility rate