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DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILY
3. Patri-focal Family
A patrifocal family is the same as a matrifocal, but with a father as the head of the family.
4. Extended Family
The term extended family defines a family that extends beyond the immediate family, consisting of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all living nearby or in the same household.
5. Blended Family
The term blended family or stepfamily describes families with mixed parents: one or both parents remarried, bringing children of the former family into the new family.
In conclusion families are the heart and soul of our society. They provide social support and joy and meaning to life. They help to build strong children, strong communities and a prosperous economy.
1. Conjugal (Nuclear) Family
A "conjugal" family includes only the husband, the wife, and unmarried children who are not of age. Olivia Harris states “This confusion is not accidental, but indicative of the familial ideology of capitalist, western countries that pass social legislation that insists members of a nuclear family should live together, and that those not so related should not live together; despite the ideological and legal pressures, a large percentage of families do not conform to the ideal nuclear family type.”
2. Matrifocal Family
A "matrifocal" family consists of a mother and her children. Generally, these children are her biological offspring, although adoption of children is a practice in nearly every society.
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•Harris, Christopher (1983). The Family and Industrial Society. London: George Allen Unwin. p. 30.