Intro into Families and households
Empty nest familyA married / cohabiting couple living together on. Their
own, created because of children growing up and leaving home.
Beanpole familyMade up of children, parents, and grandparents etc. It’s
vertical in its extension and described as long and thin.
Nuclear familyA family made up of 2 parents and their children – a mum
and a dad where the mum often does more household labour.
Extended familyMade up of parents, children, grandparents, aunties /
uncles, and cousins, etc. They are found n pre-industrial societies / Asian
families, particularly in the 50s / 60s.
Reconstituted / blended familyWhen one / both partners in a new
relationship bring children from past relationships into the household.
Lone-parent familyA household headed by 1 parent, typically the
mother.
Single person household A person living alone. There has been a huge
increase in this family type, now 4.6million types of this household in the
UK.
Divorce-extended familyA result of divorce, these families act as a
support system for women. Create these families with their ex-husband's
new partners / family members e.g. ex mother-in-law’s.
Chosen familyA family that’s defined by the person, rather than what its
typically referred to as “family.” E.g. people in the LGNT community create
families of “kinship” (friendship) that provide them with the same stability
as heterosexual couples.
Symmetrical familyCharacterised by dual earners who share
responsibilities for household roles. Some theorists argue that most
people gravitate towards this type of family in the end, even if they live in
other family types early on in their lives.
Cohabiting coupleA couple that is living together but is not yet married /
has chosen not to get married at all.
Neo-conventional familyA nuclear family hat is not traditional in its
allocation of roles, e.g. both parents will take part in paid and domestic
work.
Domestic labourRoles and responsibilities that need to be completed in
the home.
Empty nest familyA married / cohabiting couple living together on. Their
own, created because of children growing up and leaving home.
Beanpole familyMade up of children, parents, and grandparents etc. It’s
vertical in its extension and described as long and thin.
Nuclear familyA family made up of 2 parents and their children – a mum
and a dad where the mum often does more household labour.
Extended familyMade up of parents, children, grandparents, aunties /
uncles, and cousins, etc. They are found n pre-industrial societies / Asian
families, particularly in the 50s / 60s.
Reconstituted / blended familyWhen one / both partners in a new
relationship bring children from past relationships into the household.
Lone-parent familyA household headed by 1 parent, typically the
mother.
Single person household A person living alone. There has been a huge
increase in this family type, now 4.6million types of this household in the
UK.
Divorce-extended familyA result of divorce, these families act as a
support system for women. Create these families with their ex-husband's
new partners / family members e.g. ex mother-in-law’s.
Chosen familyA family that’s defined by the person, rather than what its
typically referred to as “family.” E.g. people in the LGNT community create
families of “kinship” (friendship) that provide them with the same stability
as heterosexual couples.
Symmetrical familyCharacterised by dual earners who share
responsibilities for household roles. Some theorists argue that most
people gravitate towards this type of family in the end, even if they live in
other family types early on in their lives.
Cohabiting coupleA couple that is living together but is not yet married /
has chosen not to get married at all.
Neo-conventional familyA nuclear family hat is not traditional in its
allocation of roles, e.g. both parents will take part in paid and domestic
work.
Domestic labourRoles and responsibilities that need to be completed in
the home.
