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there are_______ types of families nuclear and extended
nuclear family
one husband one wife living together with their children
extended family
consist of several generations, possibly living in the same house having relatives in the niegborhood
Monogamy
one husband and one wife
Commune
families and single people live together. Each has a single job and babies and children are put into nurseries and communal homes
single parent
either a man or a woman for a variety of reasons, parents the child or children alone
the elderly
the eldest family member remains the head of the household, such as when a child grows up with his or her parents in the home of the grandparents
step parent
the child or children grow up with a non-biological parent due to a re-marriage
sibling
only the children live together the oldest child is normally responsible for the welfare of others
reversed roles
the wife takes leadership of the home and goes to work while the husband rears the children and cares for the home
polygamy
a family with one husband and several wives
arranged marriages
the marriage is arrange by the parents
polyandry
a family with one wife and several husbands
Same sex (gender) families
the biological parent raises the child or children with a companion of the same sex
family funtions
controlling sexual behavior, basis for having and rearing children, teach us the acceptable way to behave and customs and traditions of our society, allows wealth and prosperity, allows wealth and prosperity to be passed on to new generations, forms the group in which most humans spend most of their time, gives husband and wife certain economic rights and responsibility