What Is Family?

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What is the most accurate definition of the term 'Family'?

  • A biological unit consisting of parents and their offspring.
  • A community of people related by marriage.
  • A social structure that is limited to only blood relatives.
  • A group of individuals living together and sharing resources, responsibilities, and values. (correct)

What does the term 'Family' primarily emphasize?

  • Strict hierarchical structures.
  • Geographical proximity.
  • Biological lineage and genetic traits.
  • Interconnectedness and mutual support. (correct)

In the context of 'Family', what does the term 'nuclear family' refer to?

  • A family formed through adoption.
  • A family unit consisting of parents and their children. (correct)
  • A family structure based solely on blood relations.
  • Extended relatives living together in one household.

Which family type consists of parents and their children living together in one household?

<p>Nuclear family (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which family type includes relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living in close proximity or in the same household?

<p>Extended family (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which family type results from the remarriage of a divorced or widowed parent, combining children from the previous marriage of one or both parents?

<p>Blended family (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which family type consists of an extended network of relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living in close proximity or in the same household?

<p>Extended family (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What family type results from the remarriage of a divorced or widowed parent, combining children from the previous marriage of one or both parents?

<p>Blended family (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of family types, what does the term 'nuclear family' primarily refer to?

<p>A family consisting of parents and their children living together in one household (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which family type consists of three or more generations living together?

<p>Extended family (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which family type do individuals from previous relationships come together to form a new family structure?

<p>Blended family (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which family type consists of a single parent and his/her children?

<p>Single-parent family (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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