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Family
• Is the basic or most fundamental unit in any society. Sociologists and Anthrophologist define the family as a group of people who are united by ties of marriage, ancestry, or adoption.
Types of Family Structures
• Nuclear- pair of adults with children• Extended- family with 3 or more generations in it• Childless- a couple without any children• Single-Parent- a mother or father raising children
alone• Blended- two divorced people bring children in from
previous marriages
Additional Vocabulary
• Half Brother/Sister- when a child shares the same mother or father with a sibling, but the other parent is different
• Step Mother/Father- when an adult is a parent to a child that is not biologically theirs
• Siblings- Children in the same family• Family Tree- chart representing family relationships