What Types of Families do you witness in your life?
Family types have ranged from a small scale to a large scale. Many of the times it depends on the relationship to other social institutions. Many types in which have been researched by social scientists are as follows;
Nuclear Family.
This family type is the most "common" family that many people would recognize on a daily basis. The nuclear family holds a family with a husband, a wife, and their children. This may be the type of family you would expect to grow up in at a young age, many people would rather be born into a family like this, where they are provided the love and care from their parents, as well as being raised in a safe environment. Nuclear Families are known as families that maintain close ties with their kindred.
Extended Families.
This family type is known as a family that wishes to extend their home to others, this is where you may see the typical nuclear family, extend their household to others that are blood related (grandma, and grandpa)
Single Parent Families.
This family type is where you have either been raised by one parent your entire life, or there may be other reasons, like death that may have lead your parent to raisin you as a single being. This also works within families that are divorced. A divorced parent may choose to divide their children among one another, or there may be other reasons in which one parent could no longer raise their child and left it to the well being of another care giver.
Blended Families.
This family type is where you may have divorced parents that have met a new match. When they have found another person that is willing to be by their side, since they are living in the same situation they will then proceed in extended their families, and blending them together. Like Step siblings, your half siblings, or even adopted or foster categorize as a blended family.
Nuclear Family.
This family type is the most "common" family that many people would recognize on a daily basis. The nuclear family holds a family with a husband, a wife, and their children. This may be the type of family you would expect to grow up in at a young age, many people would rather be born into a family like this, where they are provided the love and care from their parents, as well as being raised in a safe environment. Nuclear Families are known as families that maintain close ties with their kindred.
Extended Families.
This family type is known as a family that wishes to extend their home to others, this is where you may see the typical nuclear family, extend their household to others that are blood related (grandma, and grandpa)
Single Parent Families.
This family type is where you have either been raised by one parent your entire life, or there may be other reasons, like death that may have lead your parent to raisin you as a single being. This also works within families that are divorced. A divorced parent may choose to divide their children among one another, or there may be other reasons in which one parent could no longer raise their child and left it to the well being of another care giver.
Blended Families.
This family type is where you may have divorced parents that have met a new match. When they have found another person that is willing to be by their side, since they are living in the same situation they will then proceed in extended their families, and blending them together. Like Step siblings, your half siblings, or even adopted or foster categorize as a blended family.