Family Forms
"A family unit that includes two parents/guardians of opposite genders and their biological or adopted children living in the same residence." Describes this type of Family
What is a nuclear family
This is the first/primary function of a family
What is physical development
This is the earliest form of families that we have learned about.
What are hunter-gatherers
This is the percentage of Canadian marriages that currently end in divorce.
What is 30%
This is the number of separate families shown in the show Modern Family
What is three
"A family unit that includes a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships." describes this type of family
What is a blended family?
Reading with children and helping with homework is an example of how families provide this function.
What is intellectual development
This is the era of family in which children were considered an economic necessity.
What is pre-industrial
Family size has been decreasing; in 1921 the average family had 4.3 persons and by 2006 the size had decreased to 2.5 people. This describes this changing factor of Canadian Families.
What is birth rate
The "whole bunch" would be referred to as this form of family.
What is a childless family
Listening without judging, and offering sincere compliments are examples of how families provide this function
What is emotional development
This term, used to define hunter-gatherer societies, means by blood or informal relationships.
What is Consanguinity
This is the percentage of children that live in step-family situation.
What is 10%
This is the country that Cam and Mitchell adopted Lily from
What is Vietnam
"A family unit that includes one parent raising one or more children on his or her own." Describes this type of family
What is a single parent (or lone parent) family
Learning how to interact with others and respect differences are examples of this function of family.
What is social development
This is the era of family in which divorce, dual income, and birth control became more common.
What is contemporary Canadian families
In comparison with marriage, this type of couple is becoming more and more common.
What is common-law
In Modern Family, this family is an example of a blended family
"A family unit that includes two parents/guardians of different ethnicities and their biological or adopted children living in the same residence." describes this type of family.
What is an interracial family
Learning right from wrong is an example of this function of family.
What is moral development
This is the era of family in which child labour laws (mandating school and out-lawing child labour) were enacted
In 2011, this was the most typical or common type of family reported.
What is a childless couple
This is the job of Claire's husband, Phil
What is Real Estate Agent